Sylvie Kouamé*, 17, told IRIN she had sex for money with a man she met on line in her home country Côte d’Ivoire. She needed a few dollars for school...

A high-level group overseeing Côte d’Ivoire’s peace process has called on the electoral commission to meet with political leaders and civil society...

As Côte d’Ivoire focuses on restoring stability and holding presidential elections, women’s organisations say stopping violence against women and...

As Ivorians wonder how much longer they will have to wait for a long-overdue presidential election, human rights groups warn that failing to ensure a...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Election board suspends voter registration ABIDJAN Côte d’Ivoire’s electoral commission on 23 October suspended for two days the...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a nutritional feeding programme at the main prison in Abidjan after the incidence of...

Rapes of women and girls are common in western Côte d’Ivoire and generally go unpunished, said residents of the region. “These days nearly every...

As presidential elections approach at year-end after repeated delays, analysts worry slow progress on meeting the demands of the Ouagadougou peace...

Ivorian government lawyers have said they may pursue criminal investigations against the Netherlands-based oil trader Trafigura, which owned the oil...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched an emergency nutrition programme in the main prison of the capital Abidjan in a bid...