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news from Côte d'Ivoire
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Found 93 articles.
- Vol 46 No 3
- 04/02/2005
High noon
President Laurent Gbagbo is heading for another showdown with France. He is rebuilding his modest airforce, bombed to cinders by French jets on 6 November after loyalist forces had bombed the French base at Bouaké (AC Vol 45 No 24). The terms f...
- Vol 45 No 24
- 03/12/2004
Another man with a plan
Outside the country Gbagbo has few friends - but inside, he is a force to be reckoned with
- Vol 45 No 23
- 19/11/2004
At war with the peacekeepers
The sacking of the armed forces Chief of Staff may herald a disastrous split in the army
- Vol 45 No 23
- 19/11/2004
No more 'comrade' Gbagbo
By bombing the French military base at Bouaké, chasing French citizens out of Abidjan, and burning down their schools in the capital, President Laurent Gbagbo has wrecked one of his few remaining assets the backing of France's opposition Parti S...
- Vol 45 No 19
- 24/09/2004
Unlikely heirs
The harmony may not last, but opponents of President Laurent Gbagbo are meeting in Paris to discuss uniting behind a single candidate in next year's elections.
- Vol 45 No 17
- 27/08/2004
Cocoa wars
Mediators put together another peace deal as presidential finances come under scrutiny
- Vol 45 No 15
- 21/07/2004
Chirac's man
The Marcoussis peace accord appears deadlocked, but French President Jacques Chirac has one more ace up his sleeve: the Gabonese leader El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The presence of the veteran Franco-African mediator and the threat of United Nati...
- Vol 45 No 13
- 25/06/2004
Tinkering with trouble
The international community seems powerless to prevent the steady worsening of the crisis (AC Vol 45 No 11). A United Nations Security Council mission arrived on 22 June and the UN threatens a travel ban on figures in Laurent Gbagbo's inner circle, though...
- Vol 45 No 11
- 28/05/2004
Parallel universe
A fresh military revolt could add to Côte d'Ivoire's woes. President Laurent Gbagbo's Bété andallied ethnic groups (Agni, Atié, Dida and Guéré) now dominate the security apparatus, which operates outside the offici...
- Vol 45 No 10
- 14/05/2004
Season of hate
UN rapporteurs, peacekeepers and diplomats may hold the key to the crisis
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