Ivory Coast

Cote d’Ivoire: Travel Warning due to Civil Unrest

Date: December 17th, 2011 |

The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning citing the potential for civil unrest because several months of demonstrations have raised security concerns. Although the situation has recently stabilized, the Embassy continues to operate as a partially unaccompanied post, meaning minor dependents of Embassy workers are not permitted to travel with family members to or [read more]

Côte d’Ivoire: Violence Grows in City of Abidjan

Date: March 23rd, 2011 |

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Violence continues in Côte d’Ivoire as new clashes broke out in Abidjan when troops loyal to the controversial leader Laurent Gbagbo launched a mortar attack that killed at least 25 people March 17. In total, the fighting has killed more than 430 people since Gbagbo refused to step down after the election of Alassane Ouattara, [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: February 4th, 2003 |

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The U. S. Embassy in Abidjan closed as a temporary security measure Feb. 3 because of scheduled demonstrations near the embassy chancery building, but expected to reopen within days, security conditions permitting. The political situation is volatile with anti-French demonstrations now occurring almost daily. Thousands of government supporters are upset with the French for brokering [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: December 3rd, 2002 |

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Intense fighting in the western cities of Danane and Man between the army and new rebel groups underscores the continued volatility of the country. The U.S. Embassy in Abidjan is operating with a skeleton staff and all other government personnel have been ordered out of the country, including families of Embassy employees. Travel outside Abidjan [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: November 6th, 2001 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Abidjan received an envelope containing an unidentified white powder Oct. 31. The area was sealed off until tests could determine if the material was hazardous, and the consular section was temporarily closed. Emergency assistance remains available for those contacting the consular section [read more]

Ivory Coast: Travel Restriction Eased; Caution still Advised

Date: June 23rd, 2011 |

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The U.S. State Department has eased its travel warning for the Ivory Coast. On June 15, the State Department lifted the ordered departure of government employees and adult family members at the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast’s economic center, but still bans minor dependents from traveling to the country. Though State Department officials [read more]

Ivory Coast: Power Shortage to Affect Region

Date: April 11th, 2007 |

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Power shortages will occur from April through June as natural gas to run the country’s power stations is in short supply and a three-year drought has reduced hydroelectric power generation. The shortage will affect the neighboring countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Togo because they rely on the Ivory Coast for electrical power. If [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: January 8th, 2003 |

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Ongoing civil war has prompted KLM to announce the suspension of service between Amsterdam and Abidjan effective Feb. 3 through March 29. The move appears to be less a concern about safety than recognition that business has dropped significantly on the route. Air France still flies daily between Paris an [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: September 25th, 2002 |

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French troops were prepared to evacuate foreigners from Bouake, a rebel-held city sixty miles from the capital, Yamoussoukro, after a failed coup left scores dead and rebel troops surrounded. U.S. troops were also on the way to protect some 100 Americans trapped in Bouake. During the coup attempt, fighting also erupted in Abidjan, the commercial [read more]

Ivory Coast

Date: September 20th, 2001 |

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For years a model of stability in West Africa, the Ivory Coast is growing increasingly volatile because of economic disparity, ethnic tensions and discrimination based on new citizenship laws. Residents who were born and raised here to parents who immigrated from neighboring countries have few rights, and are now mobilizing politically. Demonstrations have become more [read more]

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