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Cote d'Ivoire: Farmers return to land in west after deadly clashes

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:36:00 +0200

DAKAR: Some 70 long-displaced farmers returned this week to a cocoa plantation in western Côte d'Ivoire, despite deadly clashes triggered when armed youths tried to block their return.
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Ministers cut own wages to end public sector strike

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:41:00 +0200

A week of strikes and protests in Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan ended on Sunday following a government announcement that it would continue to subsidise fuel, and that government ministers would slash their own wages by 50% to help cover the cost.
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Nigeria: New hope for old 'master plan' on Niger Delta

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:50:00 +0200

The government of President Umaru Yar'Adua says it is serious about tackling the root causes of violence and poverty in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta with a ‘master plan' to develop the region and provide basic services.
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3bn Ivory Coast debt write-off

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:45:00 +0200