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Ivorian minister resigns over toxic dumping scandal

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ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's minister of African integration - a lead mediator in Mali's political crisis - resigned his post on Tuesday over questions about his role in a toxic waste dumping scandal, his office said in a statement.

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Ivorian minister resigns over toxic dumping scandal

ABIDJAN, May 23 - Ivory Coast's minister of African integration - a lead mediator in Mali's political crisis - resigned his post on Tuesday over questions about his role in a toxic waste dumping scandal, his office said in a statement.

23 May 2012

Soccer-Drogba to leave Chelsea at end of June - club statement

LONDON, May 22 - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea when his contract expires in June, the Premier League club said in a statement on Tuesday.

Football, 22 May 2012

Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

PARIS - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba is leaving Chelsea after playing a leading role in their Champions League triumph, according to a report to be published in French magazine France Football on Tuesday.

Sports, 21 May 2012

Soccer-Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

PARIS, May 21 - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba is leaving Chelsea after playing a leading role in their Champions League triumph, according to a report to be published in French magazine France Football on Tuesday.

Football, 21 May 2012

Bissau president and ex-premier freed by soldiers

BISSAU - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau released two leading politicians they had arrested in an April 12 coup and said on Friday they would accept the planned deployment to the country of over 600 soldiers from West African regional bloc ECOWAS.

World, 28 Apr 2012

Attack in western Ivory Coast kills at least five

ABIDJAN - Gunmen killed at least five people in an overnight attack on a border town in southwestern Ivory Coast, humanitarian and military officials said on Wednesday.

World, 25 Apr 2012

Ivory Coast to issue $120 mln, 3-yr bond -lead manager

ABIDJAN, April 23 - Ivory Coast plans to issue a 60 billion CFA franc ($120.81 million) three-year bond with a 6.0 percent coupon to raise funds for infrastructure projects, one of the lead managers said on Monday.

23 Apr 2012

I.Coast happy with cocoa reforms, exporters wary

ABIDJAN, April 20 - Ivory Coast's overhaul of its cocoa sector has gotten a thumbs up from foreign partners offering debt relief, but exporters now abiding by the new system say it has placed them in a minefield of financial risk.

Regulatory News, 20 Apr 2012

I.Coast grants oil field rights to Rialto unit

ABIDJAN, April 19 - Ivory Coast has granted exclusive exploitation rights on its 'Gazelle' offshore oil and gas field to C&L Natural Resources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian-listed Rialto Energy Ltd , the government said on Thursday.

19 Apr 2012

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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre

AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.

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