View on Africa: resorting to terror in Côte d'Ivoire

This briefing will assess whether the recent attack in Côte d’Ivoire is an isolated incident or part of a growing trend in West Africa.

Date: 2016-03-16

Time: 11:00 to 12:00

Venue: Online via VoiceBoxer

The attack on 13 March on the Ivorian resort town of Grand Bassam is the latest in a series of incidents in West Africa the past few months.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the incident which killed 18 people – including three assailants and three special forces soldiers – and injured dozens. 

The Ivorian government, long wary of the growing regional threat of violence linked to religious extremism, has responded by introducing a series of security measures along the coast and the country’s borders, as well as at schools and hotels. But is this enough?

William Assanvo, a senior researcher at ISS Dakar, will present this View on Africa. He will analyse this latest attack and discuss its implications for the West African region.

About View on Africa

Do you want to know what's happening in Africa, where it's happening and what it means for the continent's many actors?

Join the ISS View on Africa weekly briefing every Wednesday from 11h00 - 12h00 CAT. ISS researchers from Dakar, Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Pretoria provide expert analysis of major events and trends in Africa. Introductory remarks are followed by discussions among participants.

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