Commentary/Africa Development More than ever as Africa gets entwined in the international system, the international community is becoming increasingly part of Africa’s development. Ever more, the international community includes the ever-growing Africans working in numerous international organizations and diasporan Africans across the world’s capitals whose transmission of billions of dollars annually to Africa have given… Continue reading The International Community and Africa’s Democracy Construct
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French take over Abidjan airport
BBC News France has sent extra troops to Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, and taken control of its airport. It comes as fighting continued between forces loyal to the UN-recognised president, Alassane Ouattara, and his rival, incumbent Laurent Gbagbo. The city’s pro-Gbagbo TV station called for people to mobilise against the French ‘”occupation”. An adviser… Continue reading French take over Abidjan airport
Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes by Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Reports
25 March 2011 –As many as 1 million people have been driven from their homes in Côte d’Ivoire in the months-long turmoil stemming from the outgoing president’s refusal to leave office, with violence mounting and his loyalists using heavy weapons against civilians, a top United Nations official said today. “The deteriorating security situation and the… Continue reading Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes by Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Reports