1.   Government banking officials opened another attempt Friday to sell a majority stake in Ionian Bank after strikes and protests crippled privatization plans.

2.   The protest crippled public transportation for several hours in downtown Abidjan.

3.   The protest crippled public transportation, and almost all shops and office in the town were closed.

4.   Worker protests crippled air travel and mass transit Tuesday in a heavy salvo against government efforts to restructure the struggling state carrier Olympic Airways.