Calming the Waters in the West African Region: The Case of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos Yiallourides
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Legal Reasoning ◽  
West African ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
African Region ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Law

On 23 September 2017, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) unanimously fixed the course of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and, thus, ended a long-standing dispute between the two West African neighbours. In addition to maritime delimitation, the legal reasoning and conclusions drawn in the judgment – especially in view of the Special Chamber's Provisional Measures Order of 25 April 2017 – are significant, in that they shed light on states' rights and obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in respect of undelimited maritime areas, and also on the potential to respond meaningfully to unilateral resource-related activities in disputed waters through recourse to provisional measures of protection. The present article examines the key aspects of the Special Chamber's ruling and highlights some issues of practical significance for the future conduct of unilateral petroleum activities in disputed maritime areas.

scholarly journals Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea: Survey for 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Tribunal ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Maritime Boundary ◽  
Boundary Case ◽  
The Law

Abstract This is the latest in a series of annual surveys in this Journal reviewing dispute settlement in the law of the sea, both under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and outside the framework of the Convention. It covers developments in 2017. The most significant developments during the year were the judgment of the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire maritime boundary case and the final award of the tribunal in the Croatia/Slovenia arbitration. There were also a number of less significant developments.

Political Stability in West African States: Problems and Solutions. (Case Studies of Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal)

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Lyubov Sadovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
West African ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

The article presents a new view on the problems of political stability in West African countries. For the first time was carried out a comparative analysis of the sustainability of the political systems of the two Francophone fastest growing countries in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. The author analyzes the factors negatively influencing political stability social order, and those that reduce conflict potencial in these States. Internal and external threats to the political systems of Senegal and Сôte d’Ivoire are examined. The response of both countries to internal and external challenges is shown. The study proves that while external threats indanger Senegal’s political stability, such as the penetration of religious extremism, the crisis in Casamance, maritime piracy, drug traffic, for Côte d’Ivoire, on the contrary, main risks are internal: electoral, socio-political crises, the split of elites, arms smuggling, banditry. The study demonstrates that the level of social governance in Senegal is higher than in other West African countries, including Сôte d’Ivoire, due to the dualism of the political system: the coexistence of Western-style political institutions with local faiths (tariqas), as well as policy pursued by President M. Sall. aimed at achieving mutual compromise that ensure the peaceful settlement of conflicts and contradictions. The author concludes that a new approach to the development of a security strategy is required.

scholarly journals Molecular evolution of Azagny virus, a newfound hantavirus harbored by the West African pygmy shrew (Crocidura obscurior) in Côte d'Ivoire

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hae Ji Kang ◽  
Blaise Kadjo ◽  
Sylvain Dubey ◽  
François Jacquet ◽  
Richard Yanagihara
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Evolution ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
West African ◽  
The West ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Pygmy Shrew

scholarly journals Do Firm and Entrepreneur Characteristics Play a Role in SMEs’ Sustainable Growth in a Middle-Income Economy like Côte d’Ivoire?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardjouman Diabate ◽  
Brou Allate ◽  
Dongping Wei ◽  
Liying Yu
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

Globally, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in driving sustainable economic growth in both developed and developing countries. The main objective of this study was to investigate the firm and entrepreneur characteristics influencing the growth of SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire, with special insight into why this country has been a middle-income economy for decades despite its numerous economicpotentialities. Through IBM SPSS version 22.0, 19 hypotheses were tested using data from 160 SMEs operating in Côte d’Ivoire. The results from chi-square tests revealed an association between each of the ‘firm and entrepreneur characteristics’ and at least one of the three growth measurements. However, it was found thatkey factors such as ‘entrepreneur’s ‘age’, ‘work experience’ and ‘level of education’ do not play a role in SMEs’ sustainable growth in Côte d’Ivoire. Results from the binomial logistic regression confirmed that ‘ability to avoid reporting loss’ can be predicted based on ‘entrepreneur’s work experience’, ‘business sector’ and ‘source of funding’. Although this study has practical significance in the business sphere, its results may be of particular help to governments and policymakers in middle-income economies like Côte d’Ivoire for policy formulation and development of frameworks to enhance SMEs’ sustainable growth.

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