11,000 elephants lost to ivory poaching in Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 13:01

Gabon`s Minkebe Park in Africa, home to the largest elephant population, has lost 11,000 elephants to ivory poaching since 2004, The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said.

French tanker, crew hijacked off Ivory Coast freed

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 16:55

A French company that had one of its diesel tankers and a crew of 17 sailors hijacked off Ivory Coast say their vessel and workers are now free.

Pirates seize oil tanker in Ivory Coast: Sources

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 21:50

Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5,000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana.

France says Africans need to take lead in Mali

Last Updated: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 23:55

France`s foreign minister said "our African friends need to take lead" in a military intervention to oust extremists from power in northern Mali.

Idea unveils 3G dual-SIM Smartphone Ivory at Rs 7,390

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 09:20

The smartphone is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS and 1 GHz processor.

Cote d`Ivoire in mourning over Abidjan stampede tragedy

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 08:54

New Year’s festivities in a stadium of Abidjan in Ivory Coast ended up being a nightmare as 61 people were crushed to death as a stampede broke out early on Tuesday.

Ivory Coast stampede claims over 60 lives

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 17:58

New Year festivities have claimed 60 lives as stampede broke out in a stadium in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan.

Huge illegal ivory seizure in Dubai: Report

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 08:45

Customs authorities in Dubai have seized ivory worth as much as 15 million dirhams (USD 4.1 million) from more than 100 poached elephants.

Key accused in ivory smuggling arrested

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 15:46

The main accused in smuggling of elephant tusks worth nearly Rs 65 lakh in Dhobisrot in Lansdowne Forest Division has been arrested, police said Tuesday.

73 people arrested for recent Ivory Coast attacks

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 00:12

73 people, including 19 soldiers, have been detained in connection with a recent spate of attacks on military positions.

Ivory Coast: Ex-presidential spokesman arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 23:04

An Ivory Coast prosecutor says a spokesman for former Prez Laurent Gbagbo has been arrested for crimes committed during recent post-election violence.