ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s President Laurent Gbagbo signed a decree on Thursday validating definitive voter lists in the West African country, removing one of the last hurdles before long-delayed elections can take place.
Pirates hijack Maltese-flagged vessel off Somalia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Pirates have hijacked a Maltese-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia, the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce said on Wednesday.
Ivory Coast political rivals agree on voter list: PM
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s presidential candidates have all accepted a voter list produced by the electoral commission, the prime minister said on Monday, a sign that a poll delayed for five years may finally take place.
Cloudy weather threatens Ivory Coast cocoa quality
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Cloudy, rainy weather continued in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions last week, blotting out sun needed to ripen cocoa pods and threatening bean quality, farmers and analysts said on Monday.
Bankelele: Ship Repair in East Africa
There’s an old company located near the port of Mombasa called the African Marine and General Engineering Company Limited – (AMGECO) which is a dry dock ship repair facility, and one of its kind on the East Coast of Africa . …