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 d’Ivoire ....
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 large...
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...
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-Boigny. Yet...
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 visit since becoming President in...
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...
Vol 37 No 11 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Military mumbles 24th May 1996 An economic boom has boosted President Bédié's fortunes but the army is not entirely happy Whatever else was discussed during President Henri Konan Bédié's hastily arranged meeting with French President Jacques Chirac in Paris on 16 May, it seems certain they talked about...