Geography Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) has a long and intense history of facing hardships. Though the citizens gained independence from the French in 1960 after being colonized for roughly 67 years, they still face a countless number of economic, social and political issues. The people of the Ivory Coast must come together with the government in order to resolve the issues and better their country’s future.
Like in most developing countries, a prominent political issue that the Ivory Coast faces is corruption in the government. The leaders’ of the Ivory Coast are every thing but leaders. They are incompetent, not trustworthy, and genuinely do not care to govern the country in the interest of the common good of the citizens. (http://www.africaw.com/) In 2011 the World Bank conducted a study with the intention of ranking the most corrupt countries in order, it was found that in Africa the Ivory Coast was ranked number 38 out of 49 African countries. In 2010, transparency International ranked it 130th out of 176 countries in 2011 in its Corruption Perceptions Index. The government has a tendency to misuse grants that are given to them in order to better their country which contributes to the corruption that their country faces today. The Ivorians have experienced a great deal of suffering due to corruption including destroyed regions and deaths in their families. (economist.com) The media in the Ivory Coast is beginning to create advertisements in order to make everyone aware of corruption and how it is negatively affecting the citizens of Cote d’Ivoire. In addition to this an American government agency committee entitled “Millennium Challenge Corporation” (MCC) that aids poor countries recover from poverty, this committee will attempt to aid the Ivory Coast once they meet certain benchmark requirements, with one dominant requirement being to invest in the people and decrease corruption. (http://www.economist.com/)
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Like in most developing countries, a prominent political issue that the Ivory Coast faces is corruption in the government. The leaders’ of the Ivory Coast are every thing but leaders. They are incompetent, not trustworthy, and genuinely do not care to govern the country in the interest of the common good of the citizens. (http://www.africaw.com/) In 2011 the World Bank conducted a study with the intention of ranking the most corrupt countries in order, it was found that in Africa the Ivory Coast was ranked number 38 out of 49 African countries. In 2010, transparency International ranked it 130th out of 176 countries in 2011 in its Corruption Perceptions Index. The government has a tendency to misuse grants that are given to them in order to better their country which contributes to the corruption that their country faces today. The Ivorians have experienced a great deal of suffering due to corruption including destroyed regions and deaths in their families. (economist.com) The media in the Ivory Coast is beginning to create advertisements in order to make everyone aware of corruption and how it is negatively affecting the citizens of Cote d’Ivoire. In addition to this an American government agency committee entitled “Millennium Challenge Corporation” (MCC) that aids poor countries recover from poverty, this committee will attempt to aid the Ivory Coast once they meet certain benchmark requirements, with one dominant requirement being to invest in the people and decrease corruption. (http://www.economist.com/)
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