Ivory Coast - News and Analysis

Remembering Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Father of the Ivory Coast's (In)dependence

Unlike many African independence leaders, Houphouët-Boigny's vision was of forging a common fate with ex-colonial masters.


	Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Appears Before the ICC Laurent Gbagbo’s confirmation of charges hearing at The Hague started today. However, the ICC runs the risk of producing one-sided justice.
	Increase in Gulf of Guinea Piracy Likely in Next Three Months With an increase in the capabilities of pirate groups off the Gulf of Guinea and limited security in the West African seas, piracy risks are likely to grow.
	Guilty Pleasure: Slavery and Child Labour in the Production of Chocolate Hundreds of thousands of children work on cocoa farms to produce chocolate consumed around the world.
	Ivory Coast: It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid President Ouattara’s surprising government dissolution has not changed much in Ivorian politics. But what continues to be ignored could come back to haunt him.
	6: International Criminal Justice and Africa How is international criminal justice meted out?
	Speaking the Same Language? Africa and the Future of la Francophonie As the influence of the French language declines and some turn to English, what is the place of France and la Francophonie in Africa?
	Ivory Coast's Truth Commission: No Reconciliation on a Battlefield Truth commissions are a must-have for any country in transition, but why have so many failed?
	The Ivory Coast: In Search of Impartial Justice Without even-handed justice for both Ouattara and Gbagbo supporters, divisions and violence may worsen.
	The Ivory Coast's Politics of Belonging Ahead of former president Laurent Gbagbo’s delayed ICC trial, current president Alassane Ouattara’s visit to Europe provokes angry protests claiming he is not Ivorian.
	Remembering the Tirailleurs Sénégalais How should the West African troops, who fought for colonial France, be remembered today?