Vol 41 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Mon général 21st January 2000 Like De Gaulle, Gueï wants to be a general until he dies and perhaps president too From the day he pronounced himself President, General Robert Gueï has insisted he has no political ambitions and will withdraw from government as soon as free elections can...
Vol 41 No 1 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Putsch de Noël 7th January 2000 General Robert Gueï is still far from consolidating his position as head of state following the 24 December Christmas coup that brought him to power. Too many civilians...
Vol 40 No 23 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Bédié's flashpoint 19th November 1999 Crisis has come in the struggle by President Henri Konan Bédié to exclude from next year's presidential election the recently retired Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary...
Vol 40 No 20 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE No holds barred 8th October 1999 The bitter government campaign for the presidency scares investors and stirs up hate The bitter pre-election campaign for the national presidency is wrecking the country's reputation for stability and its hopes for the foreign loans and investments that it needs. Côte...
Vol 40 No 17 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE ADO ado 27th August 1999 The normally placid holiday season is the scene of frantic government activity. The reasons are ADO and the IMF. The scandal over the embezzlement of 18 billion CFA...
Vol 40 No 8 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Fighting the Fund 16th April 1999 President Henri Konan Bédié's attempts to make political capital out of his government's problems with the International Monetary Fund have badly misfired.
Vol 40 No 3 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Pushing out patronage 5th February 1999 Politicians are divided over reforms that cut into the ruling party's largesse Ivorians are warming up for two battles this year. The first is between reformers, backed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, who want to decommission...
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...
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...