LIBERIA AND IVORY COAST HAVE both had bouts of civil unrests, civil war and chaos. CIVIL CONFLICT in the Ivory Coast which lasted from September 19, 2002 – March 4, 2007 was triggered by a law quickly drafted by the government and approved in a referendum immediately before the elections of 2000 which required both parents of a presidential candidate to be born within Ivory Coast. LAST WEEK, Liberia pledged to prevent rebel attacks from its territory on neighbouring Ivory Coast. IT IS NO SECRET that the nature of violence has changed significantly in West Africa since independence with Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone offering chiling lessons in resilience. MANY REGIONAL OBSERVERS believe the crisis in the Ivory Coast is far from over.

Source: Front Page Africa May 03, 2021 03:14 UTC