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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Nairobi/Abidjan It is almost impossible to think of Ivory Coast without conjuring up an image of Didier Drogba prolific, powerful and petulant in equal measure but the Elephants will need more than individual brilliance from the Chelsea forward...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Nairobi/Abidjan - The Ivory Coast has once again delayed presidential elections that were due to take place at the end of November. The poll, supposed to end the political turmoil that has seized the West African nation since the 2002-2003 civil war,...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The final list of voters for the election in Ivory Coast will not be ready until the end of the year, casting doubt on polls scheduled for November 29, according to the United Nations.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
About $45 million intended to compensate 30,000 victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal in Ivory Coast will not be diverted to a self-appointed community representative, a judge in Abidjan ruled Friday.
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Mabinogogiblog (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
I have received some information from the highly efficient Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Green Party here. First, Environment Commissioner Dimas was in Estonia in 2006 to look at the Probo Koala, the ship that dumped toxic waste in Abidjan. The ship had been prevented from leaving port by Greenpeace. He made a very forthright statement on 28 September 2006: My...
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Catholicmomof10militant (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Dear Reader of CF NEWS , For 15 years the National Association of Catholic Families (see below) has provided CFNEWS as a much valued free service in defence of Catholic families which is now read in 45 countries. This work continues to be done without charge, its expenses being met by the NACF. Now our Association’s financial reserves have either to be spent subsidising CFNEWS or on vital spiritual...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A British court has approved the settlement of thousands of claims against the oil-trading company Trafigura relating to toxic waste dumping around the city of Abidjan.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A British court has approved the settlement of thousands of claims against the oil-trading company Trafigura relating to toxic waste dumping around the city of Abidjan.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A British court has approved the settlement of thousands of claims against the oil-trading company Trafigura relating to toxic waste dumping around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A British court has approved the settlement of thousands of claims against the oil-trading company Trafigura relating to toxic waste dumping around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
The oil trading company said it would pay $1,546 each to people in Abidjan who said they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Oil trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Commodities trader Trafigura is set to offer compensation to 31,000 people in a case of toxic waste dumping in the Ivory Coast. According to a UN report, waste dumped around the city of Abidjan in 2006 has led to death of at least 15 people.