Alassane Ouattara
- Opinion by Alan Doss
- • November 11, 2020
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GENEVA — Three days before the recent, highly contentious United States presidential election occurred, another one was held in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire. The two elections provide interesting comparisons and contrasts. The US and Côte d’Ivoire are …
- Categories: Africa, Governance, OPINIONS
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- Opinion by Essan Emile Ako
- • January 9, 2017
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The 2008 United States presidential election was an incredible time for me, here in West Africa. The election contributed to shaping my leadership skills and affected the course of my life. I used to take part …
- Categories: Africa, Education, OPINIONS, US Foreign Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • January 13, 2016
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Nowhere can the positive presence of the United States in West Africa be more obvious than in the quiet, dusty nation of Burkina Faso, a mostly rural state surrounded by six other countries of ranging stability: …
- Categories: Africa, US Foreign Relations
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- Opinion by Essan Emile Ako
- • August 2, 2015
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As the managing director of a community-based radio station in one of the most populated and underserved urban areas of Abidjan, the commercial capital of the Ivory Coast, I am working in a neighborhood of about 1.5 million people facing …
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 5, 2014
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The fast-moving people-power coup that ousted a longtime leader of the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso took not only powerful nations and international institutions by surprise — including the United Nations, France, the United States, the African Union …
- Categories: Africa, Governance, Secretary-General, Security Council, US Foreign Relations
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