Vol 40 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIREBRITAIN Abidjan's anglos 22nd January 1999 Any diplomatic damage caused by the postponement of President Henri Konan Bédié’s official visit to Britain (AC Vol 39 No 24) seems to have been repaired fast. Whitehall’s Minister...
Vol 39 No 18 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Off the rails 11th September 1998 This month, the International Monetary Fund is due to pay Côte d’Ivoire the second and larger instalment of a US$385 million enhanced structural adjustment facility loan, and a mis...
Vol 39 No 13 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Politics for sale 26th June 1998 Big companies with powerful friends dominate the newly privatised economy Economic reform and party funding make uneasy bedfellows in Abidjan, where President Henri Konan-Bédié’s government is torn between the demands of financial rec...
Vol 39 No 12 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Cotton reel 12th June 1998 The World Bank drive to privatise cotton is causing cross-border problems. Soon Côte d'Ivoire must choose from three bidders for Compagnie Ivoirienne de Développement ...
Vol 39 No 6 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Carpet crossing 20th March 1998 Talk of ouverture or power-sharing in Abidjan has been scuppered by the defection of leading oppositionist Adama Coulibally to the ruling Parti Démocratique de la Côte...
Vol 39 No 5 | CÔTE D'IVOIREUNITED KINGDOM Lions and elephants 6th March 1998 Abidjan provided high-level political backing to make a success of the British Week heavily branded with the title ‘Ensemble’ held on 2-8 March, which brought in a larg...
Vol 39 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Hot chocolate 23rd January 1998 A scalding splash has landed on the next round of talks with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, due early next month. As he prepares to bid for a multi-billion dollar ...
Vol 38 No 25 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Doing the business 19th December 1997 With the country deep in debt, what matters now is business and its political links Helped by a mini-economic boom and political strong-arm tactics, President Henri Konan Bédié is looking more comfortable in power four years after the death of Félix Houphouët-Boig...
Vol 38 No 7 | CÔTE D'IVOIREGHANA West African wager 28th March 1997 Amid the fanfare around Ghana's 40th anniversary of Independence, little attention was paid to President Henri Konan Bédié of Côte d'Ivoire's first official vis...
Vol 37 No 18 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Guéi goes 6th September 1996 Whatever the truth about the alleged coup plot against President Henri Konan Bédié last October, it is being used comprehensively to weed out perceived enemies of the ruling clique...