The "oldest daughter" of France did sink in the chaos following the events which have occurred in the night from September 18 to September 19, 2002 simultaneously in Bouake and Abidjan. We need to understand such a complex conflict where there is not enough retreat to seize all the stakes, and where the protagonists have different analyses of the crisis. To understand this conflict, it is initially necessary to replace these events in their social context and policy. This concerns the international economic and military relations.
We need to begin the analysis by determining the rise of "Ivoirite". This term explains the rise of the nationalist and discriminatory claims that divide the population of the Ivory Coast "into citizens of first and second class". This movement was carried out officially by the "Young Patriots" movement as initiated by Laurent Gbagbo, the successor of Houphouet-Boigny and current president of the Ivory Coast. The political context then fit obviously in this social context, and the State practiced discrimination towards the northern Ivory Coast and the foreigners.
Regarding international relations, the nexus with France was degraded: one condemned neocolonialism of which Ivory Coast is a victim. This was a charge which was amplified and stimulated to excite hatred and incite anti-French tendencies. The economic context is a prevalent factor of the crisis since before the conflict; the Ivory Coast was the symbol of a success of African independence. The country developed very quickly and was in full economic boom, thanks to its agro-alimentary resources.
The Ivory Coast was the leading cocoa producer in the world: it accounts 30% of the world market for cocoa, and it is also a large coffee producer. It maintains with France the privileged economic relations that are descended from the colonial times. This economic success associated with the unstable political context of West Africa raised eyebrows among the African neighbors. This crisis of the Ivory Coast is involved in a spiral where the democracy, freedom, the economy, the standard of living of the local populations does not cease to regress.
Knowledge of the past crisis is essential to understand the context. The three protagonists of this: the UN, France and Ivory Coast all have a different view of the conflicts determined by their interests, their history, culture, etc. This is what drives us to analyze the conflict in terms of homogeneous or heterogeneous systems. The aim is then to determine whether there is certain homogeneity between the three actors mentioned or whether, instead, they are heterogeneous and the consequences that entails.
The question is whether the Ivorian crisis is heterogeneous or homogeneous among the various actors and stakeholders within and thus addressing the case of the Ivory Coast, of course, and also on France and the UN. Initially, we will see that there is some heterogeneity between the Ivory Coast on the one hand, and the UN and France, on the other, then in a second step we will focus on the heterogeneity of players within the conflict.
Tags: Ivory Coast, Young Patriots, African independence, economic relations, homogeneous or heterogeneous systems, Ivorian crisis
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