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Côte d’Ivoire

Laurent Gbagbo

Date of Birth: 31 May 1945
Place of Birth: Mama village, near Gagnoa


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Identity crisis

A row between Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny and President Laurent Gbagbo about identity cards and the electoral roll goes to the heart of the political crisis (AC Vol 47 No 4)...


Not all necessary powers

There is no sign of a letup in the conflict between President Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Konan Banny the former banker appointed Prime Minister last November...


Human wrongs

As an ally of Angola's President José Eduardo dos Santos (his arms supplier during the 1997-98 civil war) of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and of Chirac Sassou wants to portray himself as a bridge-builder in Côte d'Ivoire...


Bane of Banny

FPI militants accuse the 16-member International Working Group chaired by Nigeria and the UN of running an international conspiracy against President Laurent Gbagbo after they set up the latest power-sharing government...


Oil and oligarchs

CÔTE D'IVOIRE: President Laurent Gbagbo insists there can be no elections until the rebels disarm so polls may not take place as planned in October (AC Vol 46 No 23)...


Five years

Surprisingly Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo also warmly congratulated Compaoré whom he has regularly accused of backing the rebel Forces Nouvelles in northern Côte d'Ivoire (AC Vol 46 No 22)...


Circling the wagons

President Laurent Gbagbo has told ruling party officials and presidential aides to avoid inflammatory statements partly because a United Nations' travel ban and financial sanctions could hit anyone obstructing peace...


Time's up

President Laurent Gbagbo's five-year term in office ended on 26 October but he insists on staying on...


No polls, no peace

President Laurent Gbagbo and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan agree on one thing: elections cannot be held on 30 October...


Private coups

With over 10 000 peacekeepers in country France and the United Nations are pressing President Laurent Gbagbo to demobilise his militias (AC Vol 46 No 14)...


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