Claiming Citizenship

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Cooper
Keyword(s):  
European Community ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter explores different instances of African claim making. It first looks at the effort of the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA) in the Sudan and especially the Côte d'Ivoire to build up its political apparatus across the territory and the efforts of the government to combat what it saw as a countergovernment. The chapter then turns to ways in which African political leaders sought to change the very terms in which future politics was discussed—to rethink the meaning of nation and sovereignty. They were thinking about different levels of political belonging and political action. And as France entered into discussion of creating a European community, they were thinking of expanding the idea of a “Franco-African” political ensemble into something even wider, into “Eurafrica.”

The State and Maritime Nationalism in Côte d'Ivoire

1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-245
Author(s):  
Okechukwu C. Iheduru
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Open Door ◽  
Political Class ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Dual Approach ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government

Oneof the intriguing paradoxes of Côte d'Ivoire is that while the political class has become famous for its ‘open-door’ capitalism, the Government headed by Félix Houphouët-Boigny consistently heightened its rhetoric of ‘Ivoirianisation’ through which it purported to indigenise the economy. The fact is that capitalism controlled by foreigners has generally gained the upper hand with state connivance or approval. Where local capitalism exists, it is often spearheaded by the state as participant and competitor, rather than as a facilitator of indigenous enterprise. Shipping offers a good example of this dual approach, where the state became the vanguard of a vigorous national and regional drive for maritime independence, but at the same time pursued its self-declared ‘open-door’ strategy which ensured continued domination of the sector by foreigners.

scholarly journals How to Certify Learning in a Country Split into Two by a Civil War: Governmental and Non-Governmental Initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire, 2002–06

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Chelpi-Den Hamer
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
The North ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Displaced Children ◽  
Initial Work ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Turmoil

Following political turmoil and rising socio-economic difficulties, Côte d'Ivoire has been split into two since September 2002. The rebellion controls the northern part of the country and the main towns of Bouaké, Korhogo and Man, while the government controls the southern part with Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Daloa and all the ports in the coastal area. At the beginning of the war, civil servants who were in place in the north of the country were called back to Abidjan to be redeployed in government-controlled areas. These included many teachers and education officials, but not all, as some of them chose to stay in the war-affected areas to continue their initial work. This article focuses specifically on governmental and local non-governmental initiatives related to education which were put in place at the onset of the crisis. What type(s) of education have been offered to the children in war-affected areas and to the displaced children in government-controlled areas? What have been the difficulties of organizing national examinations in war-affected areas? How have educational attainments been certified on both sides? The study covers the period 2002–06, and is based on document analysis, grey literature collected on site and interviews with key informants.

scholarly journals Insurgent Nationalism: Political Imagination and Rupture in Côte d'Ivoire

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Till Förster
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Imagination ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government

Non-separatist insurgents unable to overthrow a sitting government often face a problem successful rebellions can avoid: They are not the only players who can claim to be acting on behalf of the nation. They will have to imagine the nation in a new way that distinguishes them from the older, established nationalism usually promoted by the existing government. This new nationalism aims to legitimise their actions, but first and foremost it has to be attractive to the population in the region under insurgent control and later to others as well. Each camp, the government and the insurgent side, articulates its understanding of the nation to the other side. In the process, both sides often also adopt different forms of imagination to render the specifics of their nationalism more visible to their followers as well as to partisans in the other camp. This article analyses this political articulation by taking Côte d'Ivoire as an example.

scholarly journals Agricultural Raw Materials and the Emergence of Agri-Food Industry in Côte d’Ivoire

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Noufou Coulibaly ◽  
Yapi Yapo Magloire ◽  
Kone Siaka ◽  
Kouassi Yao Daniel Mardochée
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government

<p><em>The agricultural sector in Côte d’Ivoire still faces difficulties like, low modernization, low yield, low rate of processing, poor marketing, despite the government efforts in the Agri-Food Industries (AFIs). The purpose of this study was to assess if local agricultural products were sufficiently used as raw materials by the AFIs. The Leontief model was used to estimate vertical and horizontal coefficients, based on data from the 2013 employment resources table of the ivorian economy, in order to appreciate the dependence on raw materials supply, between agricultural sector, the AFIs and the international market. This study showed that, the ivorian AFIs were weakly dependent on the external market (20%). Despite the large supply capacity of the agricultural products (about 95%), very few were used as raw materials (5 to 15%) by agro-food industries because of the weak industrial fabric, due to several constraints as the hostile administrative and political environment and the lack of industrial culture. The processing rate was estimated at 5% for cashew, 15% for cocoa and coffee and less than 1% for food crops. We identified the determinants for the emergence of an efficient industrial fabric namely healthy business climate, a prerequisite for attracting domestic and international investors.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Ripple effect, driving branch, and economic development: case of the agro-food industry in Côte d’Ivoire

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noufou Coulibaly ◽  
Siaka Kone ◽  
Gboko Kouamé Casimir ◽  
Kama Berte ◽  
Yapo Magloire Yapi
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACT: In Côte d’Ivoire, agricultural development has been made possible by the Government strategy to support it through an industrialization-based policy. However, the agricultural sector is still facing many difficulties, despite significant investment efforts undertaken to turn the country into a significant agricultural and agro-food industry (AFI) products exporter on the international market. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the driving role of AFI branches in the Ivorian economy. We used Leontief’s model, coupled with Diamond’s model and Rasmussen’s indices, to assess the ripple effects, and identify the driving branch in the Ivorian economy. Data used are derived from the Input-Output Table (IOT) of the 2018 National Accounts produced by the Government and aggregated into 21 branches or subsectors. Our study showed that there is no outstanding driving branch in the economy. However, some branches are close to compliance with driving branch status. For a driving sector to emerge, the Government should invest in priority order in the following branches: Grain Processing and Starchy Product Manufacturing (GPSPM), Cocoa & Coffee Processing (CCP), Oilseed Industry (OI), Dairy Industry and Fruit & Vegetable Industry (DIFVI), Beverage Industry (BI), Tobacco Industry (TI). And currently, the country’s development strategy should be based primarily on these branches, because they are able to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of production system in the Agro-Food Industry (AFI) and, by extension, the economy.

Dangerous Pursuits: Hunter Associations (Donzo Ton) and National Politics in Côte D'Ivoire

Africa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Bassett
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
National Level ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Government

AbstractThis article examines the resurgence of hunter associations (donzo ton) in Côte d'Ivoire during the 1990s in the context of game depletion, rising crime rates, and a dysfunctional state. Initiated hunters (donzow) are widely respected by the general public for their mystical powers and potent amulets which protect them from malevolent forces in the natural and social worlds. The donzow's success in reducing crime in northern rural areas led to an expansion of the dozon ton to the national level, as donzow were increasingly employed as private security guards in the country's major cities. The government and political parties also employed donzow to complement the police and gendarmes in maintaining order during the 1995 presidential elections. The attempt by politicians to manipulate the donzo ton during re-election campaigns was frustrated by the decentralised structure of the hunters' organisation and the diversity of its membership. Fearing that the donzo ton would become a politically destabilising force, successive governments have attempted to restrict its activities to the northern savanna region. The policy of containing the donzo ton to its so-called ‘original cultural hearth’ is discussed in the framework of the national cultural identity ideology of ivoirité and its xenophobic political manifestations around the 2000 presidential elections.

scholarly journals Charcoal and Fuelwood Consumption and Its Impacts on Environment in Cote d’Ivoire (Case Study of Yopougon Area)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Aboh Prisca Zidago ◽  
Zhangqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Government

The difficulty in accessibility to energy by households in some regions is one of the major problems in World. This article described the use of some fuels such as charcoal fuel, and these different effects on consumers and producers in Abidjan of Cote d’Ivoire. A qualitative analysis through the households has showed that charcoal was the fuel most used in households and even the choice of its poor energies mainly socio economic. Moreover, the production and consumption have a negative impact on the health of producers and consumers. This research has shown that many users are unaware of the health hazards. This paper argues that to improve these situations require more coordinated and innovative plans and policies from the government. This paper suggests that greater emphasis will be needed in reducing dependence of biomass for cooking, promoting domestic alternative energy sources, and also presented a policy approach to minimize or eradicate health problems.

scholarly journals ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAW MATERIALS SECTOR: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-75
Author(s):  
N. Kakou ◽  
Tatyana Bezrukova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The study reflects the management aspects of innovation and investment development of the commodity sector on the example of the African Republic. The key problems of African countries are problems caused by dependence on world commodity prices. When examining the dynamics of the development of the commodity sector (production of cashew nuts) in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the need to increase the country's resilience to the volatilization of world prices and global demand has been identified. The authors noted that to achieve this goal it is necessary to increase the competitiveness of cashew products on the world market and to steadily increase processing. The novelty of the study is to consider changing the vector of development of the cashew sector in order to intensify processing in the country and minimize dependence on world prices for raw cashews. The relevance of the research results on the creation of value added in the agro-industrial complex is based on its importance and the need to make innovative and investment decisions for conducting in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, as well as in Russia and other foreign countries. The authors analyzed the dynamics of the development of the cashew sector in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and noted its stability since the 1990s and during 2000–20019, and conducted a comparative analysis to increase the share of the country's cashew products in world production. Innovation and investment trends in the development of the cashew sector in the African Republic are considered with the help of World Bank investments, public and private investments. For the development of processing enterprises, the government needs to effectively use innovative solutions and investment resources. Proposed measures to ensure the steady growth of cashew nuts processing. The work includes examples from the World Bank, the government, the National Cotton and Cashew Council (CCA), foreign companies in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on innovative and investment development, industrialization of the cashew sector and the creation of new jobs in this sector to increase employment of the population.

Implementation of an environmental monitoring network and a pollution combating unit in Côte d'Ivoire

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
G. Morel ◽  
P. Koffi Koffi
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Reference Laboratory ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Microbiological Methods ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The Government

Aquatic pollution in Côte d'Ivoire is severe in several places. The Ivorian government therefore requested and later obtained technical assistance from the Danish government for the training of personnel and the equipment of an environmental central laboratory and of a pollution combating unit. The structure CIAPOL (Centre Ivorian Anti-Pollution) in charge of setting up the two components of the project, was created by the government of Côte d'Ivoire in May 1991. A coastal and a continental monitoring network have been implemented. Nutrients, heavy metals, pesticides, hydrocarbons and microbiological methods have been adapted for the survey programs of water, sediment and biota. Results presented in this paper show spatiotemporal variations of the ammonia concentrations in the lagoon waters. Very high concentrations in the Bietry bay of hydrocarbons in sediment and zinc in oysters trace petroleum refinery pollution. The extremely high microbiological contamination of the lagoon water around Abidjan should preclude its use for any purpose. The staff of the centre has been trained in the use of the oil spill recovery equipment. Alert procedures and communications have been introduced. Today the CIAPOL is involved in national conventions and international projects. It is designated to become the Reference Laboratory in the region and will be in charge of training and intercalibration sessions within these projects.

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