Long-serving African presidents say the people want them to stay on. Is that true?
The third in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa.
Ivory Coast reelected its president. Opposition candidates boycotted the voting.
The election reflected political rivalries that date back 30 years.
The International Criminal Court just acquitted the former Ivory Coast president. What happens now?
[caption id="attachment_82866" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo
Côte d’Ivoire’s president announced an amnesty program. Is this the end of a ‘victor’s peace’?
[caption id="attachment_76742" align="alignleft" width="982"] Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara addresses
Here’s how African leaders stage ‘constitutional coups’: They tweak the constitution to stay in power.
[caption id="attachment_46354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People wait outside a polling station
Last week, the International Criminal Court convicted a war criminal. And that revealed one of the ICC’s weaknesses.
Last week, the International Criminal Court read its judgment in
Who is Laurent Gbagbo, and why is he on trial at the ICC?
[caption id="attachment_35256" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo
Can an economic boom ensure peaceful elections in Côte d’Ivoire?
[caption id="attachment_30856" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A man walks past a RHDP