Ivory Coast President

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the ruling party's candidate for October's presidential election, died on Wednesday aged 61, the presidency said.

Close on the heels of President Pranab Mukherjee's maiden visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also likely to visit a few countries of the continent soon.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived in Accra in the first leg of his six-day visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, as part of "outreach to Africa" focussing on trade, education and boosting relations with these countries.

A military tribunal in Ivory Coast on Thursday sentenced three senior military officials to life in prison for the 2002 murder of former junta leader turned president Robert Guei, and handed out lesser terms to others.

Alassane Ouattara has won a second term as Ivory Coast president in the nation's first peaceful vote in more than a decade, cementing its return to stability after years of turbulence, results showed Wednesday.

Ivory Coast voted Sunday in a presidential election seen as a key test of stability after years of violence and upheaval in the west African country.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara pledged on Friday to improve citizens' access to justice as he launched his bid for re-election in an Oct. 25 poll he hopes will cement the country's economic recovery following a brief civil war.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called on his supporters to "forgive" their political opponents on Sunday, while also urging them to mobilise for upcoming presidential elections in which he is seeking a second term.

Burkina Faso's transitional council has indicted former president Blaise Compaore and some senior members of his government for high treason, the governing council said in a statement on Thursday.

The presidents of Ghana and Ivory Coast on Monday held talks on a maritime dispute hanging over oil projects near their shared border, the two sides said in a joint statement released in Accra.

Togo's incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe has extended a strong lead over his main rival in a weekend poll, according to the latest partial results issued Tuesday.

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore, who was toppled in a popular uprising last month, will stay in Morocco for a limited period after fleeing his country, the Moroccan government said today.

Burkina Faso's deposed president Blaise Compaore arrived in Morocco from Ivory Coast, where he has been in exile since his ouster in a popular revolt last month.

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has said he will double his players' World Cup win bonuses if they beat Greece in their final group game on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the ruling party's candidate for October's presidential election, died on Wednesday aged 61, the presidency said.

Close on the heels of President Pranab Mukherjee's maiden visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also likely to visit a few countries of the continent soon.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived in Accra in the first leg of his six-day visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, as part of "outreach to Africa" focussing on trade, education and boosting relations with these countries.

A military tribunal in Ivory Coast on Thursday sentenced three senior military officials to life in prison for the 2002 murder of former junta leader turned president Robert Guei, and handed out lesser terms to others.

Alassane Ouattara has won a second term as Ivory Coast president in the nation's first peaceful vote in more than a decade, cementing its return to stability after years of turbulence, results showed Wednesday.

Ivory Coast voted Sunday in a presidential election seen as a key test of stability after years of violence and upheaval in the west African country.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara pledged on Friday to improve citizens' access to justice as he launched his bid for re-election in an Oct. 25 poll he hopes will cement the country's economic recovery following a brief civil war.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called on his supporters to "forgive" their political opponents on Sunday, while also urging them to mobilise for upcoming presidential elections in which he is seeking a second term.

Burkina Faso's transitional council has indicted former president Blaise Compaore and some senior members of his government for high treason, the governing council said in a statement on Thursday.

The presidents of Ghana and Ivory Coast on Monday held talks on a maritime dispute hanging over oil projects near their shared border, the two sides said in a joint statement released in Accra.

Togo's incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe has extended a strong lead over his main rival in a weekend poll, according to the latest partial results issued Tuesday.

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore, who was toppled in a popular uprising last month, will stay in Morocco for a limited period after fleeing his country, the Moroccan government said today.

Burkina Faso's deposed president Blaise Compaore arrived in Morocco from Ivory Coast, where he has been in exile since his ouster in a popular revolt last month.

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has said he will double his players' World Cup win bonuses if they beat Greece in their final group game on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.