President Alassane Ouattara
Côte d’Ivoire: war crimes and elections

Côte d’Ivoire: war crimes and elections

Elections should bring peace, not war. But for the past 15 years, whenever voters in Côte d’Ivoire went to the polls, ballots turned to bullets. After the 2010 election sparked the latest civil war, tensions remained,...

‘Foreigners’ in their own homeland?

‘Foreigners’ in their own homeland?

Côte d’Ivoire: Ivoirité versus inclusion Citizens must decide whether a constitutional amendment is required to deal with ethnicity and citizenship By Richard Chelin In October 2016 Côte d’Ivoire will hold a referendum...