Ivory Coast, one year on: Beyond the ouster of Laurent Gbagbo

The economy has rebounded and Laurent Gbagbo is at the International Criminal Court. But now comes the hard task of punishing the guilty among the winners and reconciling a nation where many are still too scared to go home.

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Moussa DIALLO, Member of "Rassemblement des Républicains";
François NDENGWE, Founder, African Advisory Board;
Joseph LAKE, Africa analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit;
Matt WELLS, West Africa researcher, Human Rights Watch;
Nicolas GERMAIN, France 24 Journalist
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Programme produced and edited by Elom Marcel Toble, Anelise Borges and Mary Colombel

Presenter

François Picard

02/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

US mid-terms: America decides

It’s finally time for America to decide. Millions of people are voting in today's mid-term elections, the results of which will determine the political landscape for years to come. President Barack Obama's Democratic Party is braced for its worst results in a generation. So is this a referendum on the president? Or on the economy? Or both?

01/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: an election to end division? (part 2)

There’s a lot riding on this week’s elections in Ivory Coast. Once one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries in Africa, the nation has been divided and beset by violence for over a decade. Officials say at least 80 percent of voters turned out to cast a ballot. The UN says that’s among the highest turnout ever for an African election. So could this be a turning point for Ivorians? Or a trigger for yet more turbulence?

01/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: an election to end division?

29/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Bin Laden’s threats to France - Part 2

The French government has authenticated a video message which shows the Al Qaeda chief issuing his first direct warning to the French telling them to “get their troops out of Afghanistan” and “stop oppressing Muslims at home with policies such as banning the burqa”. Does France have to take the threat seriously?