Vol 49 No 22 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Forever delayed 31st October 2008 Postponing polls has become a habit, but the parties are still focused on winning power whenever the election comes Politicians all agree that the latest election deadline of 30 November cannot be met and expect the polls to be held in March next year at the earliest....
Vol 49 No 22 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Three's a crowd 31st October 2008 If the elections actually take place, the candidates are more than ready A trio of veterans compete to fill the shoes of Côte d'Ivoire's founding President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. President Laurent Gbagbo, 63, was a university teacher and trade unionist who...
Vol 49 No 20 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Spreading toxicity 3rd October 2008 A new round of legal action against local and foreign companies accused of dumping toxic waste in Côte d'Ivoire which killed 16 people in 2006 could have serious...
Vol 49 No 14 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Democratic deficit 4th July 2008 Leaders send out mixed signals on whether elections will take place this year President Laurent Gbagbo assured representatives of the United Nations Security Council - on a flying visit to Abidjan on 9 June - that the November election deadline would...
Vol 49 No 14 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Skimming a bad system 4th July 2008 Côte d'Ivoire's Public Prosecutor, Raymond Tchimou, is leading a crackdown on corruption in the cocoa industry, which accounts for 40% of world supply. On 13 June, Tchimou announced...
Vol 49 No 14 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Ivorian auction 4th July 2008 The wealth of Côte d'Ivoire's defunct founding father, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was on display at an auction in the historic French town of Fontainebleau on 29 June. The sale...
Vol 49 No 9 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE It's not over yet 25th April 2008 Postponed elections and continuing violence cast a long shadow over hopes for peace The elections that were due in January are now scheduled for 30 November, but the old bugbears that caused the delay have still not been laid to rest,...