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Côte d'Ivoire

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August 2024

Tens of thousands displaced in forced evictions

Since January 2024, large-scale forced evictions have displaced thousands of families in the city of Abidjan. Homes, businesses and schools were demolished in informal settlements over alleged health concerns as the areas built along a lagoon have reportedly suffered deadly floods and water-borne diseases during the rainy season. According to evicted families and local rights groups, the evictions were carried out by authorities without prior notice, consultation or adequate support for those affected. Tens of thousands of Abidjan residents have reportedly been left homeless, with many still awaiting the housing assistance promised by the Ivorian government on 13 March. In a statement, the Ivorian League for Human Rights (LIDHO) described the demolitions as being carried out in “a brutal manner”, as the police were accused of using excessive use of force and tear gas against those evicted. Demolitions in low-income neighborhoods are common in Abidjan, but the recent one is among the most significant in recent years.

Sources: Amnesty International, Associated Press, Jeune Afrique, Linfodrome (1), Linfodrome (2), LIDHO

August 2022

Former President Gbagbo pardoned

Following a July meeting between the current President of Côte d’Ivoire and the two men who preceded him in that office, President Alassane Ouattara announced a pardon on 7 August for former President Laurent Gbagbo. Ouattara characterized this as an important step toward “social cohesion". The two men had been the main candidates in the 2010 presidential election. Ouattara was declared the winner, but Gbagbo refused to concede. A short civil war followed in which supporters of Ouattara were victorious. Following that conflict, Gbagbo was convicted in absentia in 2018 of crimes relating to the looting of the central bank during the war. Gbagbo was also acquitted of the charge of war crimes at a trial at the International Criminal Court in 2019. The pardon is a significant moment and could promote peace and reconciliation, however, it is not clear how substantively legitimate the pardon is.

Sources: Africa NewsAl JazeeraFrance24

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Global ranking per category of democratic performance in 2023

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Representation
102/173
Rights
110/173
Rule of Law
106/173
Participation
87/173
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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
28 873 034
System of government
Presidential system
Head of government
Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé (since 2023)
Head of government party
Rally of the Republicans
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
First Past the Post, Party Block Vote
Women in lower or single chamber
13.4%
Women in upper chamber
24.7%
Last legislative election
2021
Head of state
President Alassane Ouattara
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
07/05/2019
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
89.88%
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
No Action
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
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Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
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Equal Remuneration Convention
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Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
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Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
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Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
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Regional Treaties
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
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