August 7, 2002
The political problems and civil violence have definitely increased in the last year and I find myself starting a lot of postings about it. Maybe it would just be easier to include the links (to BBC stories). Take a look......
 | Ivorians Queue Up to Leave - The desire to immigrate to France (and the treatment by the embassy) |
| Anti-police strike spreads in Abidjan - Transportation strike and gendarme (national police) corruption |
| Opposition attacks Ivory Coast - Election problems and violence |
| Timeline: Ivory Coast - Timeline may help people understand political problems |
| Ruling party wins Ivory Coast poll - Recent election results |
| Ivorians shocked by president's pay - President reveals his (outrageous) salary |
| Africa Cocoa Slavery 'Exaggerated' - Child Slavery in the Ivory Coast? |
Additional news bits can be found on the BBC site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/africa