scholarly journals Information, Opinion, or Rumor? The Role of Twitter During the Post-Electoral Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 205630511876573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Schreiner
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The One

On the African continent, the use of Internet and social media has been growing at an incredible speed in the past decade. Social media have thus been used in an array of instances such as election periods, natural disasters, and political crises. However, previous research on social media has barely taken a look at the use of social media during war. By investigating on the use of Twitter during the post electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire in 2010/2011, this study wants to emphasize the potential of social media for the development of democracy in the context of crisis, war, and limited media freedom. Through a content analysis of Twitter and qualitative expert interviews with Ivoirian bloggers, this study found that Twitter was mainly used for political debate and crowdsourcing information. The crisis turning over to a civil war, the network was used in particular by a small group of active citizens and bloggers, operating as technically versed opinion leaders, to provide humanitarian help for the population caught in the crisis. Results further showed that mobile devices played a crucial role for the use of Twitter within the country and indicated that the post electoral crisis considerably contributed to the discovery of Twitter in Côte d’Ivoire. A central finding is that Twitter, on the one hand, was used for diffusing false information and expressing verbal violence and, on the other hand, it served to verify information and throwback rumors.

scholarly journals A Country Study of Côte d’Ivoire in relation to its banking sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Zimy Samuel Yannick Gahe ◽  
Zhao Hongzhong ◽  
Thierry Belinga
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The One

The objective of this paper is to analyze the external environment of the Ivorian banking sector to identify relevant factors that may affect it somehow. To do so, we use the Political, Economic, Socio-cultural, Technological and Legal (PESTL) basic framework as inspiration to implement our analytical process. We conduct our analysis by looking at factual elements and secondary data collected from trustworthy institutions. On the one hand, it appears that Côte d’Ivoire is a well-positioned country with numerous endowments, important investments opportunities, and a relatively open market. Banks can take advantage of the country’s development trend by managing and channeling the inflow of money. On the other hand, socio-political unrests, regional issues, and corruption are threats. Moreover, the strategic role of this country seems to be a significant factor to consider in relation to competition, political actions, and bank regulation.

scholarly journals L’influence De La Contrebande Sur Le Developpement De La Ville Frontaliere De Niable Au Centre-Est De La Cote d’Ivoire

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Atta Koffi ◽  
Gogbe Téré ◽  
Kouassi Nguessan Gilbert ◽  
Kouadio Datté Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
The Other ◽  
Spatial Change ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Border Town ◽  
The One ◽  
The Town

In the border town of Niablé, smuggling is omnipresent. The operation of this activity is based on the one hand, on social cultural relationship between neigh boring populations, and on the other hand on monetary disparities between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Without denying the truth fullness of such an activity, smugglers, organized in a highly hierarchical system operate according to a strict behavioral code where one’s given word and mutual confidence are the sole modus operandi. It permits them to bring goods of diverse natures (oil products, food, pharmaceuticals, second-hand clothes drinks, etc.) in Niablé. Thus, this activity seems to be a real opportunity for these smugglers, longing for the improvement of their welfare. Besides, the smuggling allows its actors to contribute to the town’s blossoming. Such a perception of smuggling gives an idea of the animation going on in this border town. In a word, though we want it or not smuggling participates in the socio-spatial change of the town even if sometimes, it stands as an obstacle to its development. Through this contribution, we are willing to show the operation of smuggling and its influence on the town of Niablé.

scholarly journals Les Altérations Hydrothermales Associées À La Minéralisation Aurifère Du Gisement De Dougbafla (District d’Oumé-Hiré, Centre-Ouest De La Côte d’Ivoire)

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (30) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Ouattara Aboubakar Sidik ◽  
Coulibaly Yacouba ◽  
Kouadio Fossou J-L. H.
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Quartz Vein ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Gold Mineralization ◽  
West African ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
West African Craton ◽  
Quartz Veins ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The One

The Dougbafla gold deposit is located in the West-Central part of Côte d’Ivoire at about 240 km from Abidjan, on the Birimian greenstone belt of Fettèkro (West African craton). The lithologies of this deposit can be divided into three lithotectonic units which correspond to volcanic, sedimentary, and plutonic assemblages metamorphosed in the shale facies. Hydrothermalism, on the one hand, caused a pervasive alteration of the primary paragenesis marked by sericitic, silica, and carbonate alteration. On the other hand, it causes a vein alteration materialized by quartz veins. These hydrothermal alterations induced two types of gold mineralization in the Dougbafla deposit. These are: (i) disseminated gold and sulphide mineralization in the granophyre associated with sericite, silica and dolomite alteration in which no quartz vein has been reported; this type however is controlled by the intrusion of granophyre and (ii) a quartz vein mineralization controlled by deformation.

scholarly journals Estimating the Cost of the Design, Production, and Dissemination of Social Media Videos for Social and Behavioral Change: Evidence From Merci Mon Héros in Niger and Côte d'Ivoire

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Tchuenche ◽  
Nicole Bellows ◽  
Erin Portillo ◽  
Zamilatou H. Labati ◽  
Denise B. Adou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Unit Costs ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Average Unit ◽  
Design Production

Merci Mon Héros (MMH) is a youth-led multi-media campaign in Francophone West Africa seeking to improve reproductive health and family planning outcomes using radio, television, social media, and community events. One component to this project is the development of a series of youth-driven videos created to encourage both youth and adults to break taboos by talking to each other about reproductive health and family planning. A costing study was conducted to capture costs associated with the design, production, and dissemination of 11 MMH videos (in French) on social media in Côte d'Ivoire and Niger. The total costs to design, produce and disseminate 11 of the campaign videos for MMH in both Côte d'Ivoire and Niger were $44,981. Unit costs were calculated using three different denominators, resulting in average unit costs of $0.16 per reach, $1.29 per engagement, and $4.27 per video view. These findings can be useful for future studies of SBC interventions using social media for framing the analysis and selecting the appropriate metrics for the denominator, as well as for budgeting and planning SBC programs using social media.

scholarly journals Quantitative impacts of basic income grant on income distribution in Cote d’Ivoire: Time to change our societies

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-179
Author(s):  
Bédia François Aka
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

This paper tries to engage the economic and political debate around the proposition of a basic income grant (BIG) in Côte d’Ivoire. We simulate the economic wide and distributional impact of a universal basic income grant (BIG) in Cote d’Ivoire. How the BIG is financed is investigated. We use a microsimulated computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the effects of a universal basic income grant on the economy and on households. The model is performed using a Côte d’Ivoire’s 2003 social accounting matrix (SAM) based on the 1998 household survey composed of 4,200 households, and 2003 national accounts data. The paper uses a value added tax (VAT) financing approach to provide a reasonable feasible scenario, as we are all consumers. The results suggest that the macroeconomic impacts of the basic income grant are a powerful social protection tool in fighting poverty and inequality towards a welfare state.

Islam and its role in the civilizational development of Côte d’Ivoire

2021 ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Lubov M. Sadovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
History Of ◽  
Organizational Cohesion

  The article analyzes the evolution of Islam in Côte d’Ivoire in the light of the profound changes that have taken place in the country since independence in 1960 and up to the present day. The author explores the reasons for the rapid increase in the number of Islamized residents compared to other West African countries, especially during the first 30 years of independent development. This was a period of awakening of the collective consciousness and organizational cohesion of Ivorian Muslims. The second stage, since the first multiparty elections in the early 1990s, is associated with the politicization of religion, with a new form of Islamic religious culture, especially in cities - proselytism. The tariqas, due to their lack of organization, play a secondary role in the modern history of the Muslim societies of Côte d’Ivoire. In addition, the modernization processes have further weakened their influence. Spiritual brotherhoods did not become a barrier to the spread of reformist teachings that were associated with Sunni Islam, a departure from Sufi spirituality. The reformist elite of the Ivorian Muslim community made extensive use of the Quranic concept of da'wa in their religious propaganda, with its ideology borrowed from the Arab-Islamic world. Its main goal was the re-islamization of Muslim society, the introduction of political Islam.  The paper examines the problems of relations between Ivorian Muslims and Christians, which have not always been peaceful, especially during periods of military and political crises, when they were intertwined with ethnic ones. The coming to power in 2011 of A.Ouattara, the first Muslim president, contributed to the preservation of a stable balance between faiths thanks to his clerical policy.

scholarly journals Hackers of the heart: digital sorcery and virtual intimacy in Côte d'Ivoire

Africa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-685
Author(s):  
Sasha Newell
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Blood Sacrifice ◽  
Second World

AbstractThis is an ethnography of internet scams in Abidjan through which I attempt to develop a theory of digital sorcery. The brouteurs of Côte d'Ivoire impersonate Europeans in social media profiles and seduce others into falling in love with them. After months of flirtatious messaging and photo exchanges, disaster strikes their avatar and they ask for an emergency wire transfer from their digital lover. While millions of euros of income are sent to Abidjan every year, the brouteurs say they can no longer succeed without the use of occult forces, and they turn to marabouts for assistance. During my fieldwork in 2015, rumours circulated that brouteur wealth depended on the blood sacrifice of children for its success. As Ivoirians increasingly employ smartphones and social media in their daily life, the anxieties concerning the illusions and manipulations of the virtual world become enmeshed with those of the occult second world. I suggest that the overlap between hacker technology, con artistry and occult power outlined in Ivoirian urban rumour suggests a model for rethinking the space of virtuality in the global economy as a form of magical semiosis, one that can be every bit as vitality draining as witchcraft itself.

scholarly journals Droits des Enfants dans le Programme Scolaire au Primaire en Cote d’Ivoire et Leurs Perceptions par les Enseignants

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (35) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Ouattara Kanndanan Insiata
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Formal Curriculum ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The One

Le 20 novembre 1989, l’Assemblée Générale de l’Organisation des Nations unies a adopté, à l’unanimité, la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant . Une éducation aux droits de l’enfant semble être alors essentielle, en ce sens qu’elle permet à l’enfant en tant qu’être vulnérable et dépendant, d’acquérir des connaissances sur ces droits. Ainsi, cette étude se propose d’une part, de mettre en exergue les contenus d’enseignements relatifs au thème des droits de l’enfant dans le programme scolaire de l’école primaire en Côte d’Ivoire. D’autre part, elle met en relation le contenu de cet enseignement et les représentations des instituteurs interrogés à ce sujet. Une analyse de contenu des guides maître et des entretiens semi directifs réalisés avec 12 instituteurs montrent que, si les droits des enfants sont pris en compte dans le curriculum formel, nous notons une divergence de point de vue dans la perception chez ceux-là même qui sont chargés de les dispenser.   On November 20, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Education of the child’s rights seems, therefore, to be very essential because it helps the child, as a vulnerable and dependent being, to acquire knowledge about these rights. This paper focuses, on the one hand, on highlighting the teaching content relating to the theme of the rights of the child in the school curriculum of primary school in Côte d'Ivoire. On the other hand, it focuses on the content of this teaching and the representations of the teachers questioned in this subject. A content analysis of the master guides and of the semi-structured interviews carried out with 12 teachers show that if the rights of children are taken into account based on the formal curriculum, a divergence of viewpoint would be mentioned through the perceptions of those who are even in charge of teaching them.

scholarly journals Référents, Sens Et Effets De Sens De L’énoncé « Vieux Père, Voilà Ton Petit / Tes Petits » Dans Le Français De Côte d’Ivoire

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Gnato Sia Modeste
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
French Language ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
The One ◽  
Constant Source

In Côte d'Ivoire, as elsewhere in the French-speaking world, the French language is characterized by a constant movement on the lexical and semantic level. This situation, which testifies to the dynamism of French in a foreign context, is a constant source of thought for linguists. The present study focuses on the statement Old Father, this is your little one, a recurring expression in the Ivorian conversational landscape. Using the tools and methods of structural grammar and grammar of meaning, the analysis brings out the referential dimension, the meaning and the sense effects subsequent to the use of this utterance.The study shows that, contrary to the standard meaning which indicates a simple presentation of individuals in the same discursive environment, in the Ivorian context, the statement evokes two opposite social classes: on the one hand, the category of old fathers and the other that of the little ones. In addition, the statement covers several values: the comparison of two social classes involved, the evocation of a fake filiality, the axiological values of self-pity and of request.

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