Vol 65 No 22 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Divided they stand 31st October 2024 The Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), which ruled the country unopposed between independence in 1960 and the country’s first coup in 1999, wants back in. But the...
Vol 65 No 11 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Ouattara risks his legacy if he runs again 23rd May 2024 Friends of the 82-year-old President are advising him to take a back seat in the 2025 elections Ivorian public calendars are dominated by a fortnight of official homage to former President Henri Konan Bédié, who died last August but will only be interred on 1...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 11 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Gbagbo bids to be last 'dinosaur' standing 14th May 2024 The former leader has agreed to fly his party's flag as presidential candidate in the 2025 elections but faces a few problems Former President Laurent Gbagbo appears determined not to quit the political scene just yet after being named as presidential candidate for next year's elections by his Parti des... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 8 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Ministers hike cocoa bean prices by 50% to drive production 3rd April 2024 Heavy rains have cut back African production as world chocolate prices soar Côte d'Ivoire has boosted cocoa prices by 50%, a move seen by the market as an attempt to encourage farmers to raise production hit by crop disease and... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 5 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE All eyes on 2025 – and the northern border 29th February 2024 Recent elections have left the ruling RHDP in a comfortable political position but Tidjane Thiam's ascent in the PDCI has raised the stakes Unless a yet-to-be-known actor has a spectacular political ascent, the 2025 presidential election will be a contest between the Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) on the one...
Vol 64 No 24 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Will Tidjane Thiam's 'grand retour' succeed? 22nd November 2023 The former chief executive of Prudential and Credit Suisse is returning to national politics as presidential contender A big choice faces the internal elections committee of the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), the long-time ruling party now in opposition, as they prepare to choose...
Vol 64 No 23 | CÔTE D'IVOIREGHANA Putting a LID on cocoa 16th November 2023 Civil society groups are demanding that European Union lawmakers include a guarantee of minimum prices for cocoa producers in the latest agreement between the EU, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire...
Vol 64 No 12 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Football before politics 2nd June 2023 Local elections have been brought forward to avoid clashing with the Africa Cup of Nations but offering just as many fireworks as old rivals vie for key posts The stakes are high. The coming local elections must be flawless, unlike the violence-tainted 2020 presidentials, not only for the sake of the country's reputation but to reassure...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 10 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE The political class makes up with itself 9th May 2023 After a decade of hesitation, President Ouattara backs reconciliation with everyone – except his former premier Former First lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, ex-wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo, is asking for 'forgiveness from the whole nation and from all those who suffered, who lost... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 24 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Rebel returns home 1st December 2022 Eight years after being transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, and almost two years after his final acquittal for crimes against humanity, Charles Blé...