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ivory coast election – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:56:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg ivory coast election – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Chinua Achebe and Why Things are in Free Fall in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/chinua-achebe-and-why-are-in-free-fall-in-africa Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:16:12 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=5284 Things have fallen apart in Africa for a long time because of colonialism, capitalism, socialism, Marxism, communism, tribalism, ethnic chauvinism... neoliberalism, globalism and what have you. Things are in total free fall in Africa today because Africa has become a collection of vampiric states ruled by kleptocrats who have sucked it dry of its natural and human resources.

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]]> The role of tradition in African democracy http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-role-of-tradition-in-african-democracy http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-role-of-tradition-in-african-democracy#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:35:47 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4896 “Democracy works only when it has evolved within a specific socio-cultural environment and fused into the traditional political systems such that it is seen as an indigenous product, but unfortunately Africa has not been given the opportunity to develop this.” Comments from the former President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings, …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-role-of-tradition-in-african-democracy/feed 2 There Is Hope For Democracy In Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/is-hope-for-democracy-in-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/is-hope-for-democracy-in-africa#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:00:20 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4789 John Dramani Mahama. The current political development in Cote d'Ivoire, and the manner in which it will be resolved, will serve as either a clear indication of how tenuous the democratic process still is on the African continent, or a joyous testament to how far the continent has traveled in its promotion of peace and advancement.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/is-hope-for-democracy-in-africa/feed 4 Cote d’Ivoire: Several die in clashes between protesters and security forces http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/cote-divoire-die-in-clashes-protesters-and-security-forces Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:04:53 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4737 Several people died on Thursday when demonstrators calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down clashed with security forces in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, reports said

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]]> Cote d’Ivoire: The real tragedy is that we’ve seen this so many times before http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/cote-divoire-the-real-tragedy-is-that-we%e2%80%99ve-seen-so-times http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/cote-divoire-the-real-tragedy-is-that-we%e2%80%99ve-seen-so-times#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:41:47 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4577 The tragedy that has become Cote d’Ivoire is unfortunately one of those déjà vu situations that continue to haunt the African continent. We have been here before, in Zimbabwe, in Kenya, in Zanzibar, and in many other places where stoic societies suffer without exploding.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/cote-divoire-the-real-tragedy-is-that-we%e2%80%99ve-seen-so-times/feed 2 A critical look at the Ivorian post-election crisis http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/a-critical-at-the-ivorian-post-election-crisis http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/a-critical-at-the-ivorian-post-election-crisis#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:07:22 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4519 All too soon, an unpleasant but familiar scenario is brewing in African politics: An incumbent has lost power through constitutionally-organised elections supervised by the international community and declared to be free and fair, but has decided not to give up power.

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