What you need to know about the trial of former Cote D’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo Penelope Chester February 2, 2016Last week, a landmark trial began at the International Criminal Court. Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire, and Charles Blé Goudé, who was youth and employment minister in Gbagbo’s government as well as the leader of the Young Patriots, a pro...
Laurent Gbagbo To Face Trial at International Criminal Court Penelope Chester June 13, 2014First ICC trial for a former head of state
As Côte d’Ivoire Recovers, Violence Persists Penelope Chester October 17, 2012Since Alassane Ouattara took the reigns of power in Cote d'Ivoire in May 2011, the country has been making solid progress towards an economic recovery. But ongoing security challenges are undermining the progress.
The Long-Term Challenge of Peace and Security at the Liberia/Côte d’Ivoire Border Penelope Chester June 12, 20127 peacekeepers were killed last week. This is a particularly difficult part of the region to monitor and secure, but the willingness of Ivorian and Liberian officials to pay more than lip service to the security concerns in the region is critical to the long-term sustainability of peace.
“Faire accoucher la vérité par la seule force du dialogue”: la Commission dialogue, vérité et réconciliation débute son travail en Côte d’Ivoire Penelope Chester September 29, 2011Lors d'une cérémonie sobre à Yamoussokro, la capitale politique de la Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara a intronisé la nouvelle Commission pour le Dialogue, la Vérité et la Réconciliation, dont le mandat est de "panser les plaies" de la population ivoirienne, pour que le pays puisse avancer sereinement et en paix.
A Conversation with Ernest Bai Koroma and Alassane Ouattara Penelope Chester September 20, 2011The Council of Foreign Relations and the Africa-America Institute hosted a discussion with Côte d'Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara and Sierra Leone president Ernest Koroma. UN Dispatch brings you some of the highlights of this intimate event.
Côte d’Ivoire: Le couple Gbagbo inculpé de “crimes économiques” Penelope Chester August 19, 2011C'est un premier pas pour la justice en Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent et Simone Gbagbo ont été inculpés hier par le procureur de la République d'Abidjan. L'inculpation porte sur les "crimes économiques" commis par l'ancien président et sa femme.
How Liberia Still Suffers from the Cote D’Ivoire Conflict Elizabeth Dickinson July 14, 2011It's indicative of just what a stress this refugee influx is that almost five times as many Liberians are malnourished as Ivorian refugees.
Don’t Be Fooled. Conflict Still Burns in Cote D’Ivoire Elizabeth Dickinson June 22, 2011A week of bad news in Cote D'Ivoire shows how the conflict is still very much a real a present danger to peace and reconciliation.
