Tag Archives: Abidjan

61 killed in New Year’s stampede in Ivory Coast

Posted on January 1, 2013 by The Great One

What a freakish way to lose one’s life, being trampled to death on New Year’s Day. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press By INZA BAKAYOKO | Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities say at least … Continue reading →

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Ivory Coast dispute leaves 2 presidents, chaos

Posted on December 4, 2010 by The Great One

Every time one of these third, fourth or fifth world countries holds an election I ask myself the same question: why do they bother? The ballots are always improperly counted, the elections are always disputed, and when the results are … Continue reading →

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