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Côte d'Ivoire SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Côte d'Ivoire when you search their database on the word "Côte d'Ivoire": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Côte d'Ivoire. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Côte d'Ivoire, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Côte d'Ivoire in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Côte d'Ivoire. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Côte d'Ivoire and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Côte d'Ivoire. Write "Côte d'Ivoire" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Côte d'Ivoire, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to Ivorian and non-Ivorian newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Côte d'Ivoire, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Côte d'Ivoire.
The Press in Côte d'IvoireFraternité Matin is the online version of the newspaper with the same name. It has daily updated news on politics, culture, sports, economy, society, among links to some governmental sites. French.
Ivoir'soir is a regularly updated magazine with special preference in sports, society and some of politics. French.
La Nouvelle Republique is a daily updated news service with ample articles and reports about the country. But it has not been updated since the last year... French.
Le Jour has a good news service, with professional articles about the national present. It has a good coverage on culture. French. Daily updated.
Press reporting about Côte d'IvoireAbidjan Net is an Ivorian portal service, among other services publishing the main news about the country from the Ivorian and international press. All in French but still recommended. AFP - Côte d'Ivoire (French news agency) is probably the most regular provider of news from Côte d'Ivoire, mostly with several articles a day. Africa Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Côte d'Ivoire of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Côte d'Ivoire. Afrol Côte d'Ivoire News Archive gives you a presentation of the news articles and features published about Côte d'Ivoire in afrol.com. AllAfrica (former AfricaNews) is a commercial network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides daily news from the entire African continent. You can also go directly to their Côte d'Ivoire page, listing the latest news stories. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Côte d'Ivoire archive, where articles from the last months about Côte d'Ivoire figure. NewAfrica, Côte d'Ivoire offers interesting information about Ivorian infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Côte d'Ivoire. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Côte d'Ivoire.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
News & Discussion GroupsAfrica Online Côte d'Ivoire offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.
Government Offices
National Institutions
Centre de Recherches Océanologiques
(CRO) Embassies and Representations in
Foreign Countries
OtherCities & TownsWeather.com has a page about the weather in Côte d'Ivoire, with special information about some cities, like Abidjan, Dabou and Grand-Bassam. Abidjan Net is an Ivorian portal service, among other services publishing the main news about the country from the Ivorian and international press. Despite its name, Abidjan Net covers the whole country. Some specific Abidjan services might though be found.
Companies
CultureAfromix' web page to Ivorian music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Ivorian musicians. French and Spanish versions. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries. The Ministry of Culture of Côte d'Ivoire offers interesting information some cultural sites and institutions of around the country, among a short introduction to the art and culture of Côte d'Ivoire. Only French.
EconomyCôte d'Ivoire Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Côte d'Ivoire concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. Planet Business-Côte d'Ivoire offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. In the website of Union-Transport you'll find well structured information about transportat, logistics, brokerage, consulting and documentation in Côte d'Ivoire.
EducationMinistère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Formation de Base
(MENFB)
Environment/NatureCentre de Recherches Océanologiques (CRO) NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Côte d'Ivoire. Tropenbos is a Dutch foundation which formulates, coordinates and finances objective oriented research programmes based on the needs of policy makers and forest users.. See also the informative site on Projects in Côte d'Ivoire.
General Information/Read about Côte d'IvoireThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including Côte d'Ivoire, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA.
annual Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about Côte d'Ivoire with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. New-Africa-Côte d'Ivoire offers interesting information about Ivorian infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. You can order books about Côte d'Ivoire on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe most informative site about human rights in Côte d'Ivoire is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Côte d'Ivoire, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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