Henri Konan Bédié

Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié probably wanted reassurance that Paris will keep its military base down the road from his residence...

Paris will keep close links to more acceptable leaders such as Henri Konan Bédié especially if Chirac asserts himself in yet another 'cohabitation'...

On Zaïre and on other issues Nigeria Sudan and Kenya make common cause with Mobutu's Francophone allies: Gabon's President Omar Bongo; Congo's President Pascal Lissouba Cameroon's President Paul Biya; Côte d'Ivoire's President Henri Konan-Bédié; Chad's President Idriss Déby; Niger's President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara; and the mother of Francophone allies France's President Jacques Chirac...

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 1993 (except for meetings of the Economic Community of West African States)...

We hear that Presidents Blaise Compaoré (Burkina Faso) Idriss Déby (Chad) and Henri Konan Bédié (Côte d'Ivoire) were told once the attack was underway but Gabon's President Omar Bongo was kept informed from the start...

The affair though has caused ructions in Paris where some have not forgiven Compaoré for his support for Alassane Dramane Ouattara in Côte d'Ivoire and would like him replaced by someone closer to President Henri Konan Bédié such as Roch Christian Kaboré...

Sankoh was reluctant to meet Kabbah until Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié sent his Foreign Minister Amara Essy to insist on it...

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...

Presidents Omar Bongo and Henri Konan Bédié asked Chirac to spare the bases from the current military cuts and restructuring...

The likely winner he is moreover favoured by neighbouring rulers such as: Abdou Diouf Henri Konan Bédié Lamine Zeroual Gnassingbé Eyadèma Blaise Compaoré Omar Bongo and Mathieu Kérékou...