Abidjan, Ivory Coast Humanitarian News, Events and Opinion on Allvoices
Front Page

Abidjan Humanitarian News

 
Posted by: prabirghose

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2013-03-03 13:20:03 -0800 | humanitarian-news

New Year fireworks celebrations in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, left at least 60 dead and hundreds others injured – it was the second such celebration in two years. President Alassane Ouattara termed it as a 'real tragedy' on New Year day...
Credibility | Reach Views: 90 |  News Stories: 25 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 9 | 0
 
Breaking News: 7 UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast
Posted by: prabirghose

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-07-27 13:27:30 -0700 | humanitarian-news

It seems 7 UN Peacekeepers of Niger were killed in an ambush in west Ivory Coast when they were patrolling the area between two villages – this is considered to be a violation of International Law. This has been reported...
Credibility | Reach Views: 32 |  News Stories: 31 | Blog Posts: 0 | 8 | 6 | 0
 
Breaking News: The human cost of chocolate
Posted by: rabia AFZAL

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-04-16 11:55:43 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Can we believe that the chocolates we eat are produced by human cruelty? approximately 100,000 children working in the fields, to create the chocolate delicacies for the world , and many of them are doing work by force and against...
Credibility | Reach Views: 306 |  News Stories: 2 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
 
Breaking News: UN Peacekeepers gave food for sex!
Posted by: SofiaAmbrosia

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-07-27 23:43:47 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Wikileaks has exposed that United Nations peacekeeping troops of various nationalities and on several posts have been trading food for sexual favors from locals, usually underage girls. The allegations of sexual misconduct were made against UN troops posted in areas...
Credibility | Reach Views: 577 |  News Stories: 2 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 11 | 37
 
Posted by: RobertTilford01

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-11-02 18:58:33 -0700 | humanitarian-news

COTE D'IVOIRE - Is a small country in west Africa, violence is happening on a unprecidented scale not seen for many years. Just a few months ago we had a President, his name was Laurent Gbagbo. He was ruling when...
Credibility | Reach Views: 121 |  News Stories: 9 | Blog Posts: 0 | 3 | 19 | 0
 
Breaking News: Child slavery in the chocolate industry
Posted by: Gino C. Matibag

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-11-02 18:54:38 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Many people love chocolates. I, for one, am a huge fan of it but a documentary film that I watched last night made me think that there are many injustices behind my favorite dessert. The four-part YouTube video titled The...
Credibility | Reach Views: 1,402 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 2 | 5 | 10 | 16
 
Posted by: Surya Gaire

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-07-25 16:37:28 -0700 | humanitarian-news

A new mass grave containing 70 bodies has been found near Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The bodies were discovered by Human rights investigators working with the United Nations. The victims were killed in the consequences of a political stand-off that...
Credibility | Reach Views: 187 |  News Stories: 10 | Blog Posts: 11 | 3 | 1 | 19
 
Breaking News: Mass Graves Found In Ivory Coast
Posted by: Mohammad Shabbir Murtaza

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-04-13 12:13:58 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Mr. Guillaume Ngefa the human rights chief of UN in Ivory Coast has disclosed that mass graves have been found in the suburb of Abidjan. He also disclosed that these graves contained remains of about 50 male victims. According to...
Credibility | Reach Views: 219 |  News Stories: 31 | Blog Posts: 14 | 6 | 27 | 9
 
Posted by: prabirghose

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-07-27 19:37:47 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Once a football field, the site in Yopougon in Ivory Coast has now been converted to an open-air cemetery – 29 bodies have been discovered in the mass grave. The UN human rights office in Geneva has said that their...
Credibility | Reach Views: 209 |  News Stories: 29 | Blog Posts: 13 | 6 | 30 | 6
 
Posted by: Rodolfo Buccico

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-07-27 19:40:32 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Following conflict in the country, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ivorian Red Cross are distributing food and other basic necessities, and helping displaced people obtain water and maintain proper hygiene. In the west of the...
Credibility | Reach Views: 69 |  News Stories: 13 | Blog Posts: 14 | 8 | 14 | 0
 
Posted by: RobertWeller991

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-10-30 18:02:24 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Côte d'Ivoire: enhanced medical care for conflict victims Geneva/Abidjan (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire are stepping up their support for medical facilities in the country and are...
Credibility | Reach Views: 323 |  News Stories: 2 | Blog Posts: 3 | 2 | 12 | 0
 
Breaking News: Muslims Massacre Christians
Posted by: acts2and38

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-11-02 18:47:23 -0700 | humanitarian-news

Some Muslims in Africa's Ivory Coast are perpetrating a massacre on Christians while the Obama administration stands by and does nothing. People interviewed by Human Rights Watch described how, in village after village, forces summarily executed and raped Christians in...
Credibility | Reach Views: 267 |  News Stories: 13 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 21 | 4
 
Breaking News: Pakistan Soldiers Rescued Turkish Ambassador in Ivory Coast
Posted by: waleed ather

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2011-12-05 17:16:07 -0800 | humanitarian-news

Pakistan Army troops rescued Turkish Ambassador at Ivory Coast Mr Yekcin Kaga Erensoi alongwith three other staff members, Mr Golant, Mr Mahmut (third Secretary) and Mr Ali Ahisk at Ivory Coast (Abijan) on 11 April 2011. Turkish Ambassador was trapped...
Credibility | Reach Views: 132 |  News Stories: 8 | Blog Posts: 1 | 1 | 12 | 0
 
Posted by: akhter128

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-03-03 10:31:17 -0800 | humanitarian-news

French troops and United Nations peacekeepers are joining the fight against Ivory Coast's incumbent president as forces backing the country's internationally recognized leader launch another attack for control of the commercial capital, Abidjan. United Nations and French helicopters in Abidjan...
Credibility | Reach Views: 70 |  News Stories: 50 | Blog Posts: 12 | 10 | 10 | 0
 
Posted by: happykk

Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2012-11-02 18:45:00 -0700 | humanitarian-news

The four-month conflict in the Ivory Coast between self-proclaimed president Laurent Gbagbo and forces loyal to UN-recognized Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara reportedly resulted in a massacre of 800 people. United Nations declares the death toll at 330, but the...
Credibility | Reach Views: 325 |  News Stories: 50 | Blog Posts: 13 | 10 | 32 | 0

Subscribe to the Daily Voice email newsletter for the latest news

Tap_logo_300
 
 

Build Your Allvoices Brand. Gain Influence. Make Money.

Join the Build Your Allvoices Brand Incentive Program

Abidjan on Twitter

The latest Tweets about Abidjan



Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Allvoices, Inc 2008-2013. All rights reserved.