Ivory Coast Archive
They Got Him
Posted by jimheck in Ivory Coast, Politics on April 12, 2011
By Conor Godfrey on April 12, 2011 And so it ends. Some combination of French, U.N., and Ivorian forces loyal to President Ouattara captured Laurent Gbagbo in broad daylight at his residence. The videos and pictures of the arrest show a broken man. He looks a little better than Saddam did when they pulled him [...]
Cote d’Ivoire in Context
Posted by jimheck in Economy, Ivory Coast, Politics, War on March 28, 2011
by Conor Godfrey on March 28, 2011 So far on this blog we’ve discussed the humanitarian crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, and the merits of military intervention. Our profile would not be complete without discussing the economic context in which all of this occurs. This is also true in Libya of course: by Libyan nightfall yesterday, [...]
AU Finally Re-affirms Ouattara- Who Were the Hold Outs?
Posted by jimheck in Ivory Coast, Politics on March 14, 2011
by Conor Godfrey on March 12, 2011 A few days ago the African Union finally issued a definitive statement on the situation in Cote d’Ivoire, reaffirming Alassane Ouattara as the winner of the November 28th, 2010 elections. Why did it take so damn long for the AU to come on board? Well, up until last [...]
Real People Making Real Choices in Cote d’Ivoire
Posted by jimheck in Ivory Coast, Politics on March 11, 2011
By Conor Godfrey on March 7, 2011 I am an avowed Africa optimist, but that doesn’t mean we can’t call a spade a spade—the situation in Cote d’Ivoire is a disaster for everybody. Last Thursday, forces loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo even opened fire on women engaged in a peaceful prayer-protest. This is a video [...]