Cote d’Ivoire: Denouement
- April 12th, 2011
- Posted by EUEditor
The former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has been captured inside his fortified residence in Abidjan, after French forces moved against him there. … Read More »
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The former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has been captured inside his fortified residence in Abidjan, after French forces moved against him there. … Read More »
French troops sent to the West African state of Cote d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast – have secured the airport at Abidjan and are helping with security patrols by the United Nations.
The city, the country’s commercial capital, is braced for open warfare in the latest stage of the political crisis that began with national elections last November. … Read More »
Following the report on the adventures of French couple Monique and Pierre Bertaud, building up the schools complex at Kantchuri, in Burkina Faso, (EUAustralia Online, “Life Itself …”, 17.2.11).
Please see further pictures form that project in Africa:
Two French teachers, Monique and Pierre Bertaud, have passed up an easy retirement to spend their time now traveling to work in the desert interior of Burkina Faso, in Africa.
They are bringing the chance of a good education to hundreds in need.
A HOME TOWN IN THE HEART OF FRANCE
The city of Valence (city population 66000) on the Rhone River 100 kilometres South of Lyon offers a contented existence to Monique and Pierre Bertaud who retired from their jobs as a primary teacher and high school English specialist there, at the start of the last decade. … Read More »
Concerns have been raised about a fresh wave of boat people crossing to Europe from North Africa, as a product of changes of government in the region. … Read More »

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has reaffirmed emphatic support for the electoral challenger in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Alassane Ouattara, with talk of sanctions against the country if there is no change of government. … Read More »
Precautionary moves against possible threats to safety and security mark the closing stages of 2010 in Western Europe.
Suspect groups were rounded up by police in Rotterdam and London, while the delivery of parcel bombs to diplomatic missions in Rome sparked a general alert. … Read More »