French Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte wanted to send a political message with his film that “poetry can come from everywhere, telling stories can come from everywhere — even from prison.”
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Offered Amnesty for Stepping Down
Top of the Hour: Killings in Ivory Coast, Morning Headlines
There have reportedly been 1300 people killed in Ivory Coast since the election in November. The incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo is cornered in Abidjan as Alassane Ouattara’s troops close in. The fighting may be over soon.
Marco Werman talks to Ba Coulibay, an English teacher and translator living in Abidjan, about the conditions in his neighborhood in the embattled city.
J. Peter Pham, director of the Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council explains why the fighting may be coming to a close and what the future will look like for Alassane Ouattara.
Forces loyal to the internationally recognized president of Ivory Coast have now entered the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s John James in Ivory Coast about the latest developments there.
