Duekoue (Ivory Coast)

Type: City
Name: Duekoue (Ivory Coast)
Country: Côte d'Ivoire
Latitude: 6.74
Longitude: -7.35
population: 68,872
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

HRW wants probe into I Coast militia boss

The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight Against AIDS Was R286.95 Now R258.26Abidjan - Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Ivory Coast authorities to carry out a "credible investigation" of a militia chief whom rights groups suspect of playing ... [Published News24.com - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

'A turning point for justice in Africa'

The arrest of Mahamat Djibrine, former President Hissene Habré's police chief, has been hailed by victims of the atrocities in Chad. At the same time, notes Legalbrief, Ivory Coast authorities have arrested a militia leader suspected of a role in one ... [Published Legalbrief - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Amade Oueremi arrested in western stronghold

A militia chief in Cote d'Ivoire, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, has been arrested in his western stronghold.Amade Oueremi, the head of an armed group that has occupied the Mont Peko forest in the west of the country, ... [Published Channel Africa - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ivory Coast finding reconstruction easier than reconciliation | Tamasin Ford

At first glance, Ivory Coast has come a long way since 2010's post-election violence. But is the progress merely an illusion? Construction sites loom at every twist and turn of the super six-lane highways that weave around the Ébrié lagoon in the heart ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Ivory Coast arrests head of militia for massacre

Ivory Coast authorities on Saturday arrested Amade Oueremi, a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the nation’s post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said.About 3,000 people were ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 9 reports

Militia chief suspected in Ivorian killings arrested

picture in Duekoue, in western Cote d'Ivoire. A sought-after militia chief has surrendered to the Ivorian army. FILE ... [Published Africa Review - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

world briefs

Military declares curfew in Nigeria cityMAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's ... [Published TH Online - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Militia chief suspected in I.Coast killings arrested

ABIDJAN A militia chief in Ivory Coast, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, was arrested Saturday in his western stronghold, a military source said. Amade Oueremi, the head of an armed group that for years has occupied the ... [Published Daily Nation - May 18 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

I.Coast cocoa zones get good rains, but farmers see short harvest

By Loucoumane CoulibalyABIDJAN (Reuters) - Good rainfall and sunshine last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions will help improve the quality of mid-crop beans, but farmers on Monday forecast a shorter than usual harvest in some areas.Harvesting ... [Published The Africa Report - May 07 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Côte d'Ivoire: ETC Côte d'Ivoire Operation Comes to a Close

Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Côte d'Ivoire Cluster had been providing humanitarians with telecoms services for almost two years Almost two years after disputed presidential elections sparked Côte d'Ivoire's second civil war in a decade, Emergency ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 06 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Ivory Coast : Justice to combat human rights violations and insecurity

Following a two-week mission, FIDH and its member organisations in Ivory Coast, the Ivorian League of Human Rights (LIDHO) and the Ivorian Movement for Human Rights (MIDH), remain concerned about the security situation and the continuing violations of ... [Published Fidh - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 1 reports

Human remains discovered in western Cote d'Ivoire indicate mass grave: UN

ABIDJAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Human remains were discovered in Cote d'Ivoire's western town of Duekoue by the villagers, indicating the possibility of a mass grave, according to the UN mission in the West African country.A group of women doing farming ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 02 2013]

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...some 7,300 Ivorians returned home with UNHCR's help from neighbouring Liberia under a voluntary repatriation programme launched in October 2011. "At this rate, UNHCR anticipates that up to 10,000 refugees will come back before the rainy season starts at the end of June" said Ann Encontre, the UNHCR representative in Côte d'Ivoire
It also said the government has made "little progress in addressing root causes of the country's decade of politico-military violence" since Ouattara took power two years ago, noting that only Gbagbo supporters have so far been charged with suspected crimes committed during the four-month...
...we look at the plantations, we know there won't be abundant cocoa after June because there are few small pods," said Aboisso farmer Etienne Yao. "But it won't stop abruptly. There will still be a bit of cocoa until the end of the mid-crop" he said

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Côte d'Ivoire: Le rapatriement de réfugiés... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 7 hours ago]
Côte d'Ivoire: Repatriation of refugees fr... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 23 2013]
Repatriation of refugees from Liberia to Côte d... [Published The UN Refugee Agency - May 23 2013]
ITTO and Japan to support forest rehabilitation... [Published International Tropical Timber Organization - May 23 2013]
HRW wants probe into I Coast militia boss [Published News24.com - May 22 2013]
'A turning point for justice in Africa' [Published Legalbrief - May 21 2013]
Côte d'Ivoire: Deux ans après l’investitur... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 21 2013]
Côte d'Ivoire: 2 Years in, Uneven Progress [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 21 2013]
Improving rains boost optimism for strong I.Coa... [Published Business Recorder - May 20 2013]
Amade Oueremi arrested in western stronghold [Published Channel Africa - May 20 2013]
Ivory Coast finding reconstruction easier than ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Militia chief arrested [Published ENCA - May 20 2013]
Ivory Coast arrests head of militia for massacre [Published Taipei Times Online - May 19 2013]
Ivory Coast militia leader arrested over postel... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 19 2013]
Militia chief suspected in Ivorian killings arr... [Published Africa Review - May 19 2013]
world briefs [Published TH Online - May 19 2013]
Supporter of president arrested over massacre i... [Published Deutsche Welle - May 19 2013]
Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Ma... [Published VOA News - May 19 2013]
Militia chief suspected in I.Coast killings arr... [Published Daily Nation - May 18 2013]
Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast [Published BBC - May 18 2013]
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader [Published zeenews.com - May 18 2013]
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader [Published Reading Eagle - May 18 2013]
Ivory Coast arrests militia chief accused over ... [Published Reuters - May 18 2013]
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader [Published Modesto Bee - May 18 2013]
Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader [Published WRAL - May 18 2013]
ITTO and Government of Japan to Fund Forest Reh... [Published Biodiversity Policy & Practice - May 17 2013]
Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Say Beans Are Too Sma... [Published Bloomberg - May 10 2013]
Côte d'Ivoire: Retranscription du point de... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 09 2013]
I.Coast cocoa zones get good rains, but farmers... [Published The Africa Report - May 07 2013]
I.Coast cocoa zones get good rains, but farmers... [Published Reuters via Yahoo! - May 07 2013]
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