Flag Description
three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green;
orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility,
white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of
the south and the hope for a bright future
note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the
colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar
to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red;
design was based on the flag of France
Alassane Ouattara - President
of Côte d'Ivoire since 4 December 2010*
Alassane Dramane Ouattara (French pronunciation: [alasan wata born
1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President
of Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. An economist by profession, Ouattara
worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - where he rose
to be deputy head - and the Central Bank of West African States
(French: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO),
and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990
to December 1993, appointed to that post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
Ouattara became the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR),
an Ivorian political party, in 1999. Read
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Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
- Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast
since 13 March 2012 Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (born 6 March 1951) is an
Ivorian politician who has been Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
since March 2012. He was Minister of Industry from 2002 to 2005
and Minister of Justice from 2010 to 2012. He is a member of the
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA),
a party led by former President Henri Konan Bédié Read
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Ivory Coast
Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development
of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote
d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states,
but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999,
a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew
the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections
held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest
forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power.
Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched
a failed coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the
northern half of the country, and in January 2003 were granted ministerial
positions in a unity government under the auspices of the Linas-Marcoussis
Peace Accord. President GBAGBO and rebel forces resumed implementation
of the peace accord in December 2003 after a three-month stalemate,
but issues that sparked the civil war, such as land reform and grounds
for citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO
and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed the Ouagadougou
Political Agreement. As a result of the agreement, SORO joined GBAGBO's
government as Prime Minister and the two agreed to reunite the country
by dismantling the zone of confidence separating North from South,
integrate rebel forces into the national armed forces, and hold
elections. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of rebel
forces have been problematic as rebels seek to enter the armed forces.
Citizen identification and voter registration pose election difficulties,
and balloting planned for November 2009 was postponed to 2010. On
28 November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential
election, defeating then President Laurent GBAGBO. GBAGBO refused
to hand over power, resulting in a 5 -month stand-off. In April
2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from
office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French
forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French
troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process.
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Independence
/ Republic Days Independence from France 7 August 1960
Country coverage
From April 2012 to March 2013, we will share countrywise statistics on
multiple issues through authentic government and other credible sources.
During this period, we plan to invite multiple stakeholders to share country
wise, issue wise challenges and how they are addressing the same. Simultaneously,
we will select a few countries (see
names) where we will interview thought leaders and invite them to
share the challenges their countries face, the solutions, their recommendations
for the government of their countries and the issues they want people
of the country to raise.
Issue coverage
Between April 2012 to March 2013, we will select a few issues where we
will invite thought leaders / practitioners / field people from over 100
countries to give their perspective on local, national and global challenges.
