Vol 41 No 13 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE The national question 23rd June 2000 General Gueï' still hasn't decided whether Ouattara can run in the presidential polls The battle of the conjunctions has been joined. The conjunctions in question are 'ou' and 'et'. They are dominating political debate in Abidjan. Behind it is the constitutional que...
Vol 41 No 13 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE The military-metropolitan team 23rd June 2000 In Paris, General Robert Gueï is supported by a troop of retired generals who have gone into business. Most prominent is Gen. Jeannou Lacaze, Chief of Staff of the French army...
Vol 41 No 9 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Cheque in the post 28th April 2000 Abidjan's cash crisis has brought it to the verge of default on its Brady bond commercial debt. President-General Robert Gueï's key ministers - government coordinator Seydou D...
Vol 41 No 8 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Deferred 14th April 2000 General Gueï is looking more like a presidential candidate The postponement of a critical cabinet meeting of 13 April to decide the dates of a constitutional referendum and subsequent national elections has sent some ominous signals about ...
Vol 41 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Mon général 21st January 2000 Like De Gaulle, Gueï wants to be a general until he dies and perhaps president too From the day he pronounced himself President, General Robert Gueï has insisted he has no political ambitions and will withdraw from government as soon as free elections can be...
Vol 41 No 1 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Putsch de Noël 7th January 2000 General Robert Gueï is still far from consolidating his position as head of state following the 24 December Christmas coup that brought him to power. Too many civilians and so...
Vol 40 No 23 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Bédié's flashpoint 19th December 1999 Crisis has come in the struggle by President Henri Konan Bédié to exclude from next year's presidential election the recently retired Deputy Managing Director of the ...
Vol 40 No 20 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE No holds barred 8th October 1999 The bitter government campaign for the presidency scares investors and stirs up hate The bitter pre-election campaign for the national presidency is wrecking the country's reputation for stability and its hopes for the foreign loans and investments that it needs. C...
Vol 40 No 17 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE ADO ado 27th August 1999 The normally placid holiday season is the scene of frantic government activity. The reasons are ADO and the IMF. The scandal over the embezzlement of 18 billion CFA francs of Europ...