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Côte d’Ivoire

Laurent Gbagbo

Date of Birth: 31 May 1945
Place of Birth: Mama village, near Gagnoa


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Economy recovers, security wobbles

The five-year terms of the 225 members of parliament were prolonged because of the crisis but President Laurent Gbagbo effectively ruled by decree from 2005...


Recognised but risky

Nigeria clashed with South Africa and Angola in January at the African Union summit over Laurent Gbagbo’s desire to retain power in Côte d’Ivoire...


You can take the Africa out of Libya

Niger is among those to express discontent at its Telco investment and questions are being raised in Côte d’Ivoire over investments made in line with Gadaffi’s interest in the regime of ousted President Laurent Gbagbo...


Foreign policy flip-flops

During the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire sparked by the presidential election dispute Zuma strongly endorsed Laurent Gbagbo as had Mbeki...


100 days of ADO

Security jitters and financial worries have haunted President Alassane Dramane Ouattara’s first 100 days suggesting he is yet to entrench himself in office after a bloody six-month stand-off with his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo...


Cocoa holds the key

Cocoa producers say around 70 000 tonnes went to Ghana during the three-month long embargo on bean exports declared by Ouattara when he was trying to pressure former President Laurent Gbagbo to quit...


Stabilisation now, reconciliation later

In his acceptance speech he praised the courage of the Constitutional Court headed by a staunch loyalist of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo Paul Yao N’Dré in finally ratifying on 5 May his victory in last October’s election...


Coulibaly: Death of a rebel

There is no question that Coulibaly’s arrival in Abidjan last December and his command of clandestine military operations against the regime of Laurent Gbagbo helped turn events in favour of Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ADO)...


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