In 2002 Côte d’Ivoire was rocked by a rebel uprising that partitioned the country into two parts, with the government led by President Laurent Gbagbo controlling the south, the rebels the north and the French army camping between the two.
Sanou Mbaye
- Tagged under Governance Cote d’Ivoire
A weaker exchange rate makes a country’s exports cheaper, potentially boosting a key source of growth for economies battling to find growth, as they emerge from the 2008–09 credit crunch and economic crisis suffering from chronically deficient demand.
Tagged under Human SecurityThe late French president, General Charles de Gaulle, foresaw the wave of nationalism, political freedom and revolution that swept across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Tagged under GovernanceAlthough locked out of borrowings on capital markets for most of the past five decades, African countries have been spared the twin woes of financial turmoil and economic downturn that have been besetting most countries of the world since 2008.
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