“Warlord-style military commanders integrated into the government of the world’s top producer of cocoa Ivory Coast are making millions of dollars by plundering exports of cocoa beans and other resources, according to a report conducted by United Nations experts,” The …
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April 30, 2013
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Ivory Coast warlords linked to ruling party plundering exports, says UN
January 16, 2013
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Democracy in decline, autocrats on the offensive
Newly emerging popular movements for reform were the driving force behind the Middle East’s major gains in democratic rights last year, according to Freedom in the World 2013, Freedom House’s annual report. But other regions experienced setbacks due to …
January 9, 2013
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Is an Alawite state Assad’s ‘Plan B’?
Over the course of the Syrian civil war, there has been much speculation as to what the Assad regime’s endgame plan might be. In this context has come the notion of establishing something along the lines of the “Alawite …
November 29, 2012
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The Regional Dimension of Human Security in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
For the first time in recent years, the members of the Mano River Union—Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone—are free from war. However, as efforts to consolidate their fragile democracies are being made, all members face significant challenges to …
August 11, 2011
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Engage civil society to protect ‘tenuous transitions’ in Guinea and Niger
The presidents of four Francophone West African states visited Washington recently, earning plaudits from the Obama administration. The four included newly elected leaders Alpha Condé of Guinea, Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, alongside president Boni …
April 6, 2011
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Ivory Coast: focus shifting to post-conflict reconciliation
With the imminent demise of Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader, Laurent Gbagbo, all but assured, international attention is shifting to the likely aftermath of the current conflict.
Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized winner of October’s presidential election, appear …
Côte d’Ivoire ‘more precarious’ as violence erupts
Thousands of residents fled from Abidjan’s Abobo neighborhood today in a bid to escape violent conflict between rival supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo (left) and Alassane Ouattara (below) who defeated the incumbent in November’s election in the Ivory Coast.…
Ivory Coast: Africa’s latest contested election
The head of the African Union Commission has arrived in the Ivory Coast in an effort to end the current stalemate and prevent a repeat of this week’s violent clashes between rival political factions.
Forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent …