Tag Archives: Ivory Coast

Sport: The Two Lions Felled; Africa Cup of Nations Round-up

Posted on 25/01/2012 by perspectivesonafrica

Yesterday evening’s 1-0 win by Mali over Guinea marked the end of the first round of games in this year’s African Cup of Nations. With 15 goals in 8 matches the competition has already seen some surprise results. It has also courted controversy as Teodorin Obiang jnr, son … Continue reading →

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The Lions of the Atlas vs The Lions of Teranga: Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Comprehensive Preview

Posted on 16/01/2012 by perspectivesonafrica

  With three times winners Egypt missing who will claim Africa’s greatest footballing prize?   Map of qualified nations 2012  Souce: Wiki Commons At half past seven on the evening of January 21st the whistle will blow in the Estadio De Bata to signal the beginning of … Continue reading →

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Gbagbo at The Hague: International justice and national reconciliation

Posted on 11/12/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

The former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). He’s suspected of being an indirect perpetrator of crimes against humanity committed by his forces during the post-election period, from December 2010 to April … Continue reading →

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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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African history in fiction: The novels that add flesh to historical bones

Posted on 13/04/2011 by perspectivesonafrica

One of the best things about studying Africa is that so much of the continent’s post-colonial literature is imbued with personal, perceptive and challenging insights into some of the unavoidable themes of African history. Fictional accounts, often fused with local … 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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