Reuters: Ivory Coast News

UPDATE 1-Afren to raise $200 mln via placing; sees no dividend

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:34:40 +0000

* Says making significant progress across core business

Soccer-Ivory Coast name squad for World Cup qualifier

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:01:26 +0000

ABIDJAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast Vahid Halilhodzic named the following 22-man squad for the World Cup African zone Group E qualifier against Guinea in Abidjan on Nov. 14.

INTERVIEW-Ivorian poll not for Gbagbo to set, says rival

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:56:17 +0000

KORHOGO, Ivory Coast, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Any new election date in Ivory Coast should be set by broad political agreement and not at the whim of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, opposition leader Henri Konan Bedie said.

Israel to lead fight against "blood diamond" trade

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:16:19 +0000

JERUSALEM, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Israel is set to lead a group working to stop militants in Africa using the roughly $6 billion trade in so-called blood or conflict diamonds to fund fighting, the Israel Diamond Institute said on Monday.

Ivory Coast ID row adds to vote delay, stokes fears

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:59 +0000

* Debate over nationality suits hardliners on all sides

ANALYSIS-Emerging debt restructuring finds favour

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:20:13 +0000

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A global economic recovery and extensive support for emerging markets from multilateral lenders have driven up distressed debt prices, making the market more attractive for emerging sovereign borrowers to restructure debt.

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Drogba double takes Chelsea through

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:47:13 +0000

* Substitute Aguero strikes twice for Atletico in 2-2 draw

UPDATE 1-Bouygues sells 35.7 percent of Finagestion unit

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:06:21 +0000

* Finagestion contributed 280 mln eur to Bouygues 2008 sales

EXCLUSIVE-Banana deal emerging - trade sources

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:54:55 +0000

GENEVA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - An end is in sight to the world's longest-running trade dispute, involving bananas, and a deal could be in place by the end of the year, senior European and Latin American trade negotiators said on Monday.

INTERVIEW-Randgold says Congo out to ease investor nerves

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:22:51 +0000

DAKAR, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is raising efforts to address deep-rooted security and governance concerns among potential investors, miner Randgold said on Monday of its recent dealings with authorities.