Another Step Forward: Parliamentary Elections in Côte d'Ivoire

December 12, 2011

Côte d'Ivoire held its first legislative elections in more than a decade on December 11. These elections will usher in the first democratically elected parliament since 2005, when the mandate of the parliament elected in 2000 expired. The elections are considered to be another step toward reconciliation for the West African nation.

Elections, Post-conflict

Cote d’Ivoire’s Peaceful Parliamentary Elections

December 12, 2011

Cote d'Ivoire held the first legislative elections in more than a decade on Sunday, December 11. These elections will usher in the first democratically elected parliament since 2005, when the mandate of the one elected in 2000 expired.

Elections, Electoral Violence

Herald of Reconciliation? Looking at Cote d’Ivoire’s Upcoming Elections

December 08, 2011

On Sunday, December 11, Ivorians will be voting in the first legislative elections held in more than a decade. These elections are a crucial step in the country’s path towards peace and stability, given the political volatility experienced after last year’s presidential elections.

Elections

ICC's Investigation into Post-Election Violence in Cote d'Ivoire

October 31, 2011

Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court authorized an investigation into the alleged abuses committed following the November 2010 presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire. Almami Cyllah, Regional Director for Africa, tells us how this investigation might impact Côte d'Ivoire and the rest of Africa

Elections, Electoral Violence

IFES Guinea Director, Board Member Give Recommendations to G20

September 23, 2011

IFES Country Director in Guinea Elizabeth Côté and Board Member Gérard Stoudman attended the Peace, Economic Development and Solidarity conference 8 September to 11 September in Yamassoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.

Governance, Democracy Assistance

IFES Briefs Congressional Staff on Elections in Africa

November 22, 2010

On November 19, IFES’s Regional Director for Africa Almami Cyllah and Deputy Director for Africa Abigail Wilson briefed Congressional staff about elections in Africa.  Attending the briefing were staff from the House of Representatives and the Congressional Research Service.

Elections

IFES' Africa Regional Director Comments on Delayed Elections in Cote d'Ivoire

October 05, 2009

Almami Cyllah, IFES Regional Director for Africa, comments on Young-Jin Choi, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)'s, comments that elections in the country might be delayed.

Elections, Election Disputes, Election Procedures, Electoral Systems

IFES Helps Ivorians Navigate Identification Process

November 01, 2007

IFES is conducting its first civic education campaign in Côte d'Ivoire aimed at helping millions of people unable to vote or access basic services due to a lack of official documentation.

Civil Society

Ivory Coast: What a Difference a Decade Makes

May 09, 2007

Abidjan, the Ivory Coast’s sprawling economic center, is looking more and more like the capital of a failed state – in other words, dirty, dilapidated and sometimes dangerous. Its once-shining skyscrapers are scabrous, garbage heaps line its potholed boulevards, and throngs of young men spend their days in idleness.

Elections, Governance, Post-conflict

IFES Featured in U.S. Democracy Report

April 13, 2007

IFES’ election assistance program in Côte d’Ivoire is featured in the U.S. State Department’s "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006" report released April 5.

Elections, Democracy Assistance, Governance, Electoral Systems