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Joseph Koné

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18 February 2022

Promise and Peril: In Changing Media Landscape, Africans are Concerned about Social Media but Opposed to Restricting Access – Pan African Profiles

Africa’s media landscape is changing rapidly. Regular reliance on digital sources for news has nearly doubled in just five years, with more than four in 10 adults across 34 surveyed countries reporting that they turn to the Internet or social media at …

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18 February 2022

Espoirs et Périls: Dans un Paysage Médiatique en Mutation, les Africains Ambivalents Face aux Médias Sociaux Mais Opposés aux Restrictions de L’accès / Promise and Peril: In Changing Media Landscape, Africans are Concerned about Social Media but Opposed t

Africa’s media landscape is changing rapidly. Regular reliance on digital sources for news has nearly doubled in just five years, with more than four in 10 adults across 34 surveyed countries reporting that they turn to the Internet or social media at …

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18 October 2021

Bilan de la Politique Ivoirienne en Éducation: Insuffisante / Assessment of the Ivorian Education Policy: Insufficient

An education system is only effective when it develops human resources capable of initiating social and economic development in a country. To achieve this, decision-makers must therefore use constant and ambitious policies to qualitatively improve the …

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23 August 2021

Chefferie Traditionnelle en Côte D’ivoire: Quel Bilan Après L’institutionnalisation? / Traditional Chieftaincy in Côte D’ivoire: What is the Outcome after Institutionalisation?

Prior to the advent of modern administration, traditional chieftaincy was exclusively responsible for the management of the people, which allowed it to increase its importance in Africa. However, after independence, traditional leaders were relegated t …

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21 June 2021

Tax Disobedience in Cote D’Ivoire: What Role do Poverty, National Identity, and Access to Tax Information Play?

This paper focuses on a particular form of tax non-compliance: tax disobedience, or individuals’ refusal to pay taxes and fees as a form of protest. Specifically, it examines several individual-level factors that might be associated with tax disobedien …

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17 March 2021

En Côte d’Ivoire, la Situation Politique Mine le Niveau Sécuritaire / The Political Situation Undermines the Security level in Cote D’Ivoire

“The well-being of citizens depends on their having personal security, which guarantees them and their property freedom from violence and theft, according to the Legatum Institute (2019). “A secure and stable environment is necessary to attract investm …

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29 December 2020

En Côte d’Ivoire, la Fourniture des Services D’eau et D’assainissement Demeure Insuffisante / In Côte d’Ivoire, the Provision of Water and Sanitation Services Remains Insufficient

The first half of 2018 in Côte d’Ivoire recorded cases of drinking water shortages in several localities including Bouaké, Niakaramandougou, Ferkessédougou, Doropo, Odienné, and Tiéningboué. To stem the tide of this problem, the World Bank provided CFA …

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1 December 2020

Promise and Peril: In Changing Media Landscape, Africans are Concerned about Social Media but Opposed to Restricting Access

Africa’s media landscape is changing rapidly. Regular reliance on digital sources for news has nearly doubled in just five years, with more than one-third of respondents across 18 countries surveyed reporting that they turn to the Internet or social me …

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29 May 2020

Démocratie en Côte d’Ivoire: Mythe ou Réalité? / Democracy in Côte d’Ivoire: Myth or Reality?

Democracy is a mode of governance by which the people decide to shape their future. It thus embodies the expression of the recognition of the rule of law and human rights. Since the 1990s, African states have massively adhered to this model of governan …

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7 May 2020

Les Ivoiriens demandent des Efforts Intensifiés pour Améliorer les Services de Santé / Ivorians call for Intensified Efforts to Improve Health Services

The year 2019 will have been marked by the implementation of major projects having to strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable populations. Among these, the generalization of universal health coverage (CMU) with the start of the contributions o …

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1 January 2016

Côte d’Ivoire’s 2015 Presidential Election: A Sign of Democratic Progress?

Côte d’Ivoire’s 2015 presidential election, was the first since multiparty elections were introduced in 1990 in which all major parties were able to compete without triggering a civil war. This paper examines the extent of democratic progress registere …

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