Le Réveil media group threatened
The threats come at a time when a coalition of the four main opposition parties is preparing for a peaceful march dubbed Liberation of Côte d’Ivoire, scheduled for 15 May 2010.
Call for justice reiterated on sixth anniversary of journalist’s disappearance
Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-André Kieffer was kidnapped from an Abidjan supermarket parking lot on 16 April 2004.
French TV network France 24 allowed to resume local retransmission
“This satisfactory outcome ends a week in which Ivorians were deprived of a major international news source,” said RSF.
French TV network France 24 suspended, opposition newspapers threatened
The political situation has been tense since President Laurent Gbagbo dissolved the government on 12 February 2010, thereby postponing elections yet again.
RSF reports on mission to Côte d’Ivoire
RSF visited Abidjan from 9 to 11 November 2009 to evaluate the current media situation and recommend measures to guarantee press freedom ahead of upcoming elections.
Opposition daily fined in libel ruling, offices attacked
RSF has called for all regulatory bodies to respect divergent views but also for journalists to maintain a sense of professionalism in their coverage of stories.
French photographer freed after being held for 16 months
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders hails the provisional release on 6 May 2009 of French photographer Jean-Paul Ney, who had been held in Abidjan since late December 2007 in connection with a conspiracy to overthrow the Ivorian government known as the “Christmas in Abidjan” affair. “Although the ‘Christmas in Abidjan’ case has not yet given […]
Five years of unanswered questions since journalist Guy-André Kieffer’s abduction
(RSF/IFEX) – A demonstration marking the fifth anniversary of Canadian-French journalist Guy-André Kieffer’s abduction and disappearance in Abidjan was held on 16 April 2009 at the Place de la Bastille in Paris by his family, Kieffer support committees and Reporters Without Borders. Dozens of people gathered on the square facing a man representing a reporter […]
Two “Le Répère” newspaper journalists convicted of insulting president
(MFWA/IFEX) – On 31 March 2009, reporter Nanankoua Gnamantéh and managing editor Eddy Péhé of pro-opposition weekly “Le Répère” were convicted of “insulting” Ivorian President Laurent Gbabgo and ordered to pay fines of 20 million FCFA (approx. US$ 40,000). Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)’s correspondent reported that the Plateau Magistrate Court in Abidjan, presided […]
“Le Répère” reporter faces prison sentence and fine if found guilty of criminal defamation; managing editor faces fine and newspaper suspension
(MFWA/IFEX) – Nanankoua Gnamantéh, a reporter with pro-opposition weekly newspaper “Le Répère”, faces a prison sentence if found guilty of criminal defamation over an article he wrote in early March 2009. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) correspondent reported that on 24 March 2009, when Nanankoua and Eddy Péhé, managing editor of the newspaper, made […]
Judge orders release of French photojournalist Jean-Paul Ney, prosecutor appeals decision
(RSF/IFEX) – French freelance photographer Jean-Paul Ney, who has been held in custody for 15 months in connection with an alleged “plot” to undermine the country’s peace process, told Reporters Without Borders on 24 March 2009 that the judge handling the case ordered his release on 20 March. Ney, who spoke by phone from Maca […]
Journalists Eddy Péhé, Nanankona Gnamantéh arrested following publication of article linking president to corruption
(MFWA/IFEX) – Two journalists of “Repère”, a pro-opposition weekly newspaper, will appear before the Plateau Magistrate court in Abidjan on 24 March 2009 to answer a criminal charge of insulting the Ivorian head of state, Laurent Gbagbo. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) correspondent reported that Eddy Péhé and Nanankona Gnamantéh, managing editor and reporter […]
Several copies of “Le Nouveau Réveil” newspaper destroyed following article linking high-ranking officials to corruption
(MFWA/IFEX) – On 4 March 2009, several copies of the weekly “Le Nouveau Réveil” newspaper were seized from the newsstands and destroyed by two unidentified persons in Cocody and Yopougon, two suburbs of Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire. MFWA’s correspondent reported that the publishers of “Le Nouveau Réveil” have since lodged a formal complaint to […]
World Report 2009: Côte d’Ivoire
World Report 2009: Côte d’Ivoire
Witness claims pressure from French presidency in case of kidnapped journalist
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders said it was mystified to learn at a meeting with the French investigating judges in the Guy-André Kieffer abduction case that a witness has claimed to have been put under pressure from within the French presidency not to testify before the judges. Osange Silou-Kieffer, the Canadian-French journalist’s wife, and other […]
President Gbagbo’s associates fail to cooperate with French probe into journalist’s disappearance
(RSF/IFEX) – Simone Gbagbo, the wife of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, and former Ivorian economy minister Paul-Antoine Bohoun Bouabré failed to respond to a summons from French investigating judge Patrick Ramaël for questioning on 10 July 2008 in Paris as witnesses in his probe into the disappearance of journalist Guy-André Kieffer, a dual French-Canadian national, […]