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civil war - Ivory Coast - presidential elections - Somalia
Ivory Coast presidential election could be delayed again
The Week in Africa looks at why there is a chance the Presidential election in Ivory Coast may be postponed once again, examines the humanitarian disaster in Mogadishu, and investigates diamond trafficking in Namibia.
IVORY COAST
Elusive presidential election set for new delay
Ivory Coast's long-awaited presidential election will not be taking place next month as scheduled, the website of President Laurent Gbagbo has announced, signalling the latest in a string of postponements that have stretched over the past five years.
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agriculture - Ethiopia - Ivory Coast - Jacob Zuma - poverty - South Africa
Zuma urged to act on plight of South Africa's poor
In this edition: Concern grows over the likelihood of Ivory Coast ever holding promised elections; South Africa's Zuma under pressure to tackle growing poverty; and foreign investors plunder Ethiopia's farming land.
UK
Press freedom prevails after parliament gag attempt is dropped
In what is seen as a victory for press freedom in the UK, lawyers for an oil trading firm which allegedly dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast have withdrawn an attempt to prevent the media from publishing an MP’s question tabled in parliament.
IVORY COAST
Journalist Guy-Andre Kieffer still alive, says prosecutor
Ivorian prosecutor Raymond Tchimou (pictured) said Thursday that Guy-Andre Kieffer, a journalist who disappeared in 2004, is still alive. The statement followed new testimony claiming that Kieffer died at the hands of the first lady's entourage.
IVORY COAST
Trafigura agrees to settlement over toxic waste dumping
Commodities trader Trafigura has agreed on a 33-million-euro settlement with lawyers representing 31,000 people in the Ivory Coast who claim to have fallen ill due to a 2006 toxic waste dump. But the figure falls well short of victims' expectations.
IVORY COAST
Burkina Faso's Compaoré warns against further election delays
In his first official visit to the Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war seven years ago, Burkina Faso's leader Blaise Compaoré has urged Ivorian authorities not to further delay a presidential election set for November 29.
IVORY COAST
Trafigura to offer compensation in toxic waste affair
Commodities trader Trafigura is set to offer compensation to 31,000 people in a case of toxic waste dumping in the Ivory Coast. According to a UN report, waste dumped around the city of Abidjan in 2006 has led to death of at least 15 people.
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In the Papers
A daily look at some of the stories in the international papers, with James Creedon
IVORY COAST
UN extends troop mandate to support elections on Nov. 29
The Security Council has agreed to extend the mandate of French-backed UN troops in the Ivory Coast to support elections on November 29. Elections have been delayed several times since President Laurent Gbagbo's mandate ran out in 2005.
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