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...