Swiss toughen sanctions against Iran
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss government is increasing sanctions against Iran to the same level as those put in place by its main commercial partners, the government said...
View ArticleGbagbo boots out French ambassador
GenevaLunch News Move follows similar steps with British, Canadian diplomats Laurent Gbagbo, considered by the international community to be the loser in Cote d’Ivoire’s December presidential...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire inches towards civil war again
GenevaLunch News Cote d’Ivoire, whose December 2010 presidential election remains unsettled, is widely feared to be inching closer to civil war, with a town near the Liberian border reportedly “seized”...
View ArticleGbagbo bans Côte d’Ivoire overflights, AU tells him to step down
GenevaLunch News Laurent Gbagbo continues to insist he won Côte d’Ivoire’s 28 November 2010 presidential election despite opposition from the UN and most world leaders, who have accepted the conclusion...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire conflict heats up, thousands on the run
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva-based refugee and migration officials say the conflict in Cote d’Ivoire, which has been building for weeks, has suddenly heated up and some...
View ArticleRFI reports French have taken over Abidjan airport
GenevaLunch News French control of Cote d’Ivoire city’s airport said to ensure safety of foreigners Radio France International reports early 4 April that French troops have taken control of the...
View ArticleCote d’Ivoire tense as Gbagbo negotiates surrender
GenevaLunch News The United Nations special envoy to Cote d’Ivoire, YJ Choi, says that Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to surrender and that reports about attacks on the presidential palace in Cote d’Ivoire...
View ArticleAbidjan, the last battle (Chappatte cartoon)
GenevaLunch News ©2011 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le...
View ArticleGbagbo now encircled by UN-backed troops says France
GenevaLunch News Situation in Cote d’Ivoire continues to deteriorate as Gbagbo refuses to go, fighting continues A week of fighting in Cote d’Ivoire has resulted in former president Laurent Gbagbo...
View ArticleGbagbo arrested in Cote d’Ivoire France confirms
GenevaLunch News The French Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire Jean-Marc Simon has confirmed that Laurent Gbagbo was arrested Monday 11 April and moved from his residence in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to the Golf...
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