Ivory Coast Attack

In a shocking incident, an Ivory Coast footballer died on Sunday after collapsing on the field during a game.

Didier Drogba was accused of allegedly misappropriating funds donated to his charity by British newspaper Daily mail

Although Facebook activated its Safety Check feature for users in Ankara, it did not activate the tool for people in Abidjan.

Al-Qaeda's North African branch threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, in a statement boasting about the group's deadly weekend attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort.

Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch drank beer at a beachside bar before launching a shooting rampage at an Ivory Coast resort town that left at least 18 people dead, the group's third major attack in West Africa in four months.

Heavily-armed men gunned down 16 people at an Ivory Coast resort Sunday in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, leaving bodies strewn on the beach as fears grow of a mounting jihadist threat in West Africa.

A hotel was under attack today in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam which is popular with Westerners, witnesses told AFP.

Eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed on Wednesday in clashes with unidentified gunmen in a village in Ivory Coast near the border with Liberia, state radio said.

A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

Jihadist group Ansar Dine today claimed responsibility for two weekend attacks in Mali near the borders with Mauritania and Ivory Coast, and threatened to strike both countries.

Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, leaving 12 people dead, including three soldiers and nine attackers, the defence ministry said.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the assault on Ivory Coast nationals in Bengaluru on Monday night. While Vijay Kumar and Ramesh have been arrested while two other men have been detained and their connection the assault is being examined.

A group of African people have alleged that they were attacked by locals in Bengaluru on Monday. One of the men, an Ivory Coast national, has told the police that locals even threw stones at him.

Record four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o branded Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho a 'fool' during a visit to the Ivory Coast last week.

The bus was returning from the capital Abidjan after a league match when it was sprayed with bullets as it tried to get away from thieves who had already robbed passengers from another coach.

In a shocking incident, an Ivory Coast footballer died on Sunday after collapsing on the field during a game.

Didier Drogba was accused of allegedly misappropriating funds donated to his charity by British newspaper Daily mail

Although Facebook activated its Safety Check feature for users in Ankara, it did not activate the tool for people in Abidjan.

Al-Qaeda's North African branch threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, in a statement boasting about the group's deadly weekend attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort.

Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch drank beer at a beachside bar before launching a shooting rampage at an Ivory Coast resort town that left at least 18 people dead, the group's third major attack in West Africa in four months.

Heavily-armed men gunned down 16 people at an Ivory Coast resort Sunday in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, leaving bodies strewn on the beach as fears grow of a mounting jihadist threat in West Africa.

A hotel was under attack today in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam which is popular with Westerners, witnesses told AFP.

Eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed on Wednesday in clashes with unidentified gunmen in a village in Ivory Coast near the border with Liberia, state radio said.

A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

Jihadist group Ansar Dine today claimed responsibility for two weekend attacks in Mali near the borders with Mauritania and Ivory Coast, and threatened to strike both countries.

Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, leaving 12 people dead, including three soldiers and nine attackers, the defence ministry said.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the assault on Ivory Coast nationals in Bengaluru on Monday night. While Vijay Kumar and Ramesh have been arrested while two other men have been detained and their connection the assault is being examined.

A group of African people have alleged that they were attacked by locals in Bengaluru on Monday. One of the men, an Ivory Coast national, has told the police that locals even threw stones at him.

Record four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o branded Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho a 'fool' during a visit to the Ivory Coast last week.

The bus was returning from the capital Abidjan after a league match when it was sprayed with bullets as it tried to get away from thieves who had already robbed passengers from another coach.