Ivory Coast Archives - UN Dispatch

Don’t Be Fooled. Conflict Still Burns in Cote D’Ivoire

A 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.

Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo Nabbed

UN and French helicopters pounded the residence overnight with missiles and heavy caliber weapons. French troops mounted an assault and have apparently turned Gbagbo over to forces loyal to legitimate President Alassane Outtara.

Let This Be a Lesson to All Would-Be Gbagbos

After you lose an election, and someone offers you $5 million or a job at Dr. Martin Luther King's alma mater, don't begin a civil war. Take the gig.

Prepare for a Human Rights Catastrophe in Ivory Coast

After a series of victories in key strategic towns across the Ivory Coast, forces loyal to internationally recognized presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara are poised to advance on Abidjan.

Why is Senator Inhofe Supporting Laurent Gbagbo?

The self-styled "most knowledgeable person in the U.S. Senate about Africa" is supporting Laurent Gbagbo. Here's why.

If Libya, Why Not Cote D’Ivoire?

In his speech last night, President Obama outlined a compelling case for humanitarian intervention...that could easily be applied to Cote D'Ivoire.

Be Very Concerned About Cote D’Ivoire Violence

Genocide is not out of the realm of possibility in Ivory Coast. There are already reports of mass graves in Abidjan. At the very least, the country seems to be inching ever closer toward an ethnic based mass atrocity event.

Top UN Official in Liberia Warns of Spillover of Violence From Ivory Coast

The Special Representative for the Secretary General in Liberia Ellen Margrethe Loj briefed the Security Council today. Then, I spoke with her about the situation over the border in Ivory Coast. Her message was clear: the violence over the border in Cote D’Ivoire is posing a very serious threat to the stability of Liberia.

Obama Speaks Out On Cote D’Ivoire Violence

To his credit President Obama addressed recent massacres in the Ivory Coast directly in a statement released by the White House.

Don’t Be Fooled. Conflict Still Burns in Cote D’Ivoire

Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo Nabbed

Let This Be a Lesson to All Would-Be Gbagbos

Prepare for a Human Rights Catastrophe in Ivory Coast

Why is Senator Inhofe Supporting Laurent Gbagbo?

If Libya, Why Not Cote D’Ivoire?

Be Very Concerned About Cote D’Ivoire Violence

Top UN Official in Liberia Warns of Spillover of Violence From Ivory Coast

Obama Speaks Out On Cote D’Ivoire Violence

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations