In military matters, as in politics, betrayal and defection often determine the course of history. In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo was broadsided by his adversary Alassane Ouattara’s sudden offensive. But three other factors also helped to bring him down:
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Although Laurent Gbagbo managed to withdraw CFA 664 billion ($1.4 billion) from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), [...]
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It took Guillaume Soro four months to prepare the vast military offensive against Gbagbo which has turned into a victorious replay of his abortive coup in 2002.
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Too blatant to have been true, the recent pseudo coup attempt against Abdoulaye Wade served to highlight the climate of instability in Senegal. West Africa Newsletter analyses the situation.
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High placed political figures in Guinea Bissau including ministers in [...]
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While the European Union, France and China were the first [...]
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Marcel Gossio, the director-general of the autonomous port of Abidjan, [...]
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According to our sources the Conseil National des Sages (CNS), [...]
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Ying Yu Tang, the president of the Beijing-based mining group [...]
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France Télécom subsidiary Orange is pursuing its discussions with the [...]
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The Congolese president is planning to invite world leaders to the upcoming summit of the world's three tropical rainforest regions, as part of his drive to outdo neighbouring Gabon in the environmental stakes.
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President Paul Biya has been expected to be reappointed head of Cameroon’s ruling RDPC at the end of his mandate in June. However to quell popular discontent the job could go to Cameroon’s prime minister instead.
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By teaming with opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou, who is expected to be appointed his Vice President at the end of April, Ali Bongo is trying to ward off the threat of defeat in September’s parliamentary elections.
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According to our sources, at a family gathering in Oyo [...]
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Six complaints against Comilog, a subsidiary of the French company [...]
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Several senior executives from Veolia, which has operated the concession [...]
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Following his appointment on March 25 as director of the [...]
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The director and founder of Christelle, Kelly Christelle Sassou Nguesso [...]
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