Tense times A surprise guest in the 31 October Ivorian presidential vote: Laurent Gbagbo Silent since his arrest in April 2011, Ivorian former president Laurent Gbagbo waited until the last minute to speak. It was a way to prove to ... Ivorians and his great rival, President Alassane Ouattara, that he can still influence the political game.
Web wars Côte d’Ivoire presidential election: On the web, anything goes As the presidential election campaign draws to a close in Côte d’Ivoire, an information war pitting the ruling party against the opposition ... is escalating on social media.
necessary civil engagement Côte d’Ivoire: Where is civil society ahead of the presidential election? Under-represented in public debate, Ivorian civil society hasn’t managed to project its voice much further during the electoral campaign, which ... is drawing to a close.
mystery man Côte d’Ivoire: How much influence does Soro exert despite his exile? Less than ten days before an election in which his candidacy was invalidated and of which he swore would not take place, Guillaume Soro remains ... an unknown variable in the complex Ivorian equation. From his exile in Paris, can he still influence the ballot?
violence is not the answer Côte d’Ivoire: Deadlock eleven days before the election After violence on Monday in Abidjan and in some Ivorian cities, ECOWAS has called on opponents Henri Konan Bédié and Pascal Affi Nguessan to ... "reconsider their call to civil disobedience".
Touch and Feel Getting sucked into current Jumia rally is a recipe for pain Those tempted to buy into the recent recovery in shares of African e-commerce retailer Jumia are likely to be disappointed. ...
the show must go on Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara kicks off an atypical presidential campaign The president of Côte d’Ivoire kicked off his re-election campaign ahead of the 31 October election this past Friday in the country’s second-largest ... city. Thousands of people attended the event.
Yamoussoukro focus Côte d’Ivoire: Can Ouattara break into this opposition bastion? In Yamoussoukro, a stronghold of the opposition PDCI, the call for civil disobedience issued by the opposition has a certain amount of appeal ... ahead of the 31 October presidential election. However, the ruling government hasn’t given up on wooing this city that is equal parts symbolic and diverse.
constitutional coups d'état Open letter on Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea: Africa needs new leaders The situation in many West African countries on the eve of presidential elections is exceptionally worrying. ...
gas guzzlers Mozambique to Benin: Total sees a booming African LNG market Despite having become a major area for the production of liquefied natural gas, the continent still only consumes little of this “flexible ... and inexpensive” energy, according to the gas director of the French company.
