Côte d’Ivoire

Fallen Queens: Sleepless in Côte d’Ivoire The orders from Alassane Ouattara are clear: Simone Gbagbo, the spouse of former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo, must be treated well.

Dozos and Other Irregulars Controversy arose in Côte d’Ivoire in early 2011 over the participation of dozo hunters in the battle between Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara. In...

What remains of Laurent Gbagbo’s Côte d’Ivoire? The leading barons of the Front Populaire Ivorien (FPI), his former ruling party, are unrepentent and do not recognise their poor handling of the coun...

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara and the ‘Golf Republic’ Protected by UN peacekeepers, Alassane Ouattara’s government is making its first decisions. Pascal Airault reports on life inside Abidjan’s Golf Hôtel

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© Former Ivorian president and chairman of the PPA-CI, Laurent Gbagbo, during a ceremony in Yopougon, a popular district of Abidjan, on March 31, 2023. Sia Kambou / AFP

at loggerheads

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo’s exclusion from electoral list raises controversy In Côte d’Ivoire, former president Laurent Gbagbo remains off the electoral list for the next local elections scheduled for September, a decision that...
© Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in White Plains, New York, on April 24, 2021. KENA BETANCUR/AFP

Premium badgeCocaine trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire of interest to US DEA The ongoing cocaine case in Côte d’Ivoire has resulted in arrests and incarcerations. Now, the US wants to play ball.
© Since 2018, Unilever Côte d’Ivoire’s turnover has been steadily declining. Unilever

tough times

Premium badgeUnilever falters in its French-speaking stronghold in Côte d’Ivoire With low barriers to entry, the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant is struggling to compete with local and international competitors in the region.

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© Former Ivorian president and chairman of the PPA-CI, Laurent Gbagbo, during a ceremony in Yopougon, a popular district of Abidjan, on March 31, 2023. Sia Kambou / AFP

at loggerheads

Premium badgeCôte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo’s exclusion from electoral list raises controversy In Côte d’Ivoire, former president Laurent Gbagbo remains off the electoral list for the next local elections scheduled for September, a decision that...
© Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in White Plains, New York, on April 24, 2021. KENA BETANCUR/AFP

Premium badgeCocaine trafficking in Côte d’Ivoire of interest to US DEA The ongoing cocaine case in Côte d’Ivoire has resulted in arrests and incarcerations. Now, the US wants to play ball.
© Since 2018, Unilever Côte d’Ivoire’s turnover has been steadily declining. Unilever

tough times

Premium badgeUnilever falters in its French-speaking stronghold in Côte d’Ivoire With low barriers to entry, the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant is struggling to compete with local and international competitors in the region.

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Côte d’Ivoire: Let’s talk it about it After more than a week of stalemate, Ouattara and Gbagbo seem to be ready to negotiate a resolution to the electoral crisis

Bad business for diamond smugglers A ban on diamond exports has pushed down prices, but the rough trade is still roaring in Côte d’Ivoire. Monica Mark travelled to Séguéla to meet the s...

Ivorian king-makers and horse trading The outcome of the first round of voting means that Gbagbo and Ouattara will have to make deals and fight hard to win over enough voters to take the s...

Côte d’Ivoire’s troubled north Ahead of elections on 31 October, the north of Côte d’Ivoire is still largely controlled by rebels.

Laurent Gbagbo: “I’m here, I’m staying” Ahead of elections on 31 October, Côte d’Ivoire’s president told our sister magazine Jeune Afrique that he is not contemplating defeat.

Stuck in the middle in Côte d’Ivoire Navigating between old and new cultures, the middle classes are figuring out where they stand.