Henri Konan Bédié

French governor Philippe de Fontaine Vive who described the arrangement as a ‘face-saving device' hinted that some Francophone persuasion had been brought to bear on Ani including a late-night meeting with Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié...

Amid the throng of mainly French and Francophone businessmen financiers and politicians Ivorians were conspicuous led by the only African President attending Henri Konan Bédié...

President Henri Konan Bédié portrays Coulibally's appointment as political ouverture (AC Vol 38 No 25)...

It should be up and running by the time President Henri Konan Bédié comes to London on an official visit planned for autumn...

As he prepares to bid for a multi-billion dollar aid and debt relief package President Henri Konan Bédié could do without appeals from his friends...

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...

Henri Konan Bédié President of Côte d'Ivoire argued: 'Forms of democracy must be adapted to Africa's history and cultural diversity'...

Presidents Abdou Diouf (Senegal) and Henri Konan Bédié (Côte d'Ivoire) highlighted its futility...

Notable absentees were Presidents Abdou Diouf of Senegal and Henri Konan Bédié of Côte d'Ivoire...

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