Tag Archives: Alassane Ouattara

Translation of the inaugural speech of Alassane Ouattara in Ivory Coast

Posted on 26/05/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

The following text is a translation of an extract of the inaugural speech given by Alassane Ouattara in Yamoussoukro at the foundation Félix Houphouët-Boigny on 21st May 2011. The original French text can be found here. Speech of HE Alassane … Continue reading →

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Ivory Coast 2011: what a rubbish film

Posted on 12/04/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

The current war in Ivory Coast would make a very bad film script. So bad that no Hollywood firm would even fund such a rubbish film. Let’s have a look at the script. Since 2004, the United Nations have been … Continue reading →

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Continued Fighting in Ivory Coast

Posted on 03/04/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

With the attention of the world focused squarely on Libya and Japan by the time the renewed civil conflict within Ivory Coast had made it to the back pages of a select group of newspapers forces loyal to Alassane Outtara had already swept down … Continue reading →

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What about Ivory Coast?

Posted on 09/03/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

A leader willing to use violence against his own people, protesters shot dead on the street, looming humanitarian problems, and the spectre of all out civil war; but this is not Libya. The deteriorating situation in Ivory Coast is not … Continue reading →

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News: Ivory Coast

Posted on 31/01/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

Côte d’Ivoire: AU Leaders Soften Stance On Gbagbo The current stand-off between Laurent Ggagbo and Alassane Ouattara in Ivory Coast raises serious questions about the legitimacy and ability for intervention of international bodies in African national politics. While Ouattara was declared winner of the November … Continue reading →

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