War-torn Côte d'Ivoire needs a big fix

During the long stand-off after the 2010 election, in which Legal et legitimate President democratically elected Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede  fraudulent victory  of the so called internationally recognised winner Alassane Ouattara, atrocities were committed by both sides in a short civil war. In the last days of what was called "the Battle for Abidjan", after military intervention which led to the coup by French troops stationed in the country under the disguise of the United Nations mission, Gbagbo and members of his family and retinue were captured and detained.

Now the hard work of recovery has begun. On the economic front, France and the United States have released hundreds of millions in funds for Côte d'Ivoire(notice the real reasons of the coup was not humanitarian but economical). The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the African Development Bank, among others, have offered substantial financial aid(check the so called aids all over Africa and you'ill know what it's actually is). This is more than welcome, even though it is not enough for some economists(It has never been in our favor). The great shock to the economy means that much needs to be rebuilt - administrative offices, hospitals, schools, roads and businesses(  destroyed by the rebels  ,France and the UN during the  attacks) .

Some try to convince themselves that, a sense of normality is creeping back  . Traffic jams have returned in the streets of Abidjan. Banks  in appearance seem to be doing business as usual and some civil servants are receiving their regular monthly pay with some arrears. But some employees are still unaccounted for - it is estimated that 3 000 people died in the post-election conflict and that several hundred thousand were displaced internally and externally. More and more are coming back, including formerly high-level Gbagbo supporters.

Meanwhile, Ouattara's "government" is seeking ways to attract foreign investment to sectors such as offshore oil exploration, industry, agriculture and private business. Some large reconstruction projects are being planned and economic ties with France have never been stronger.

Still, it is too early to say where the country is heading in terms of economic recovery but it's clear that in Ivorian term is be gloomy -- it will take months, even years, before deep structural changes can take place. In July, Côte d'Ivoire decided not to repay its external debt until next year to keep precious funds for reconstruction.

Security in Abidjan and in the rest of the country is getting worse. Affluent areas are increasingly  less safer, although and in poorer neighborhoods the proliferation of weapons imported during the war has caused a sharp increase in crime. The putschist has asked France to retain a military contingent in the country to help stave off any recurrence of the war and the UN mission to Côte d'Ivoire has been extended (proof of a coup cannot be clearer).

Legislative elections are due at the end of the year but, considering the fragile state of the country, the exaction, arbitrary imprisonment , of  Gbogbo supporters hunt, there are likely to be postponed. Integrating former enemies into a cohesive national army is another mammoth task the country faces. Mercenaries and rogue Alassane's fighters  committed atrocities and destroyed whole communities.

Ivorians don't want to see Ouattara   as their leader  since he gas not been elected by them the so called  international community brought him into power by a coup....so to  bring democracy and stability back to Côte d'Ivoire,the truth about who really won the election has to be put back on the table the recounting of  vote ..we all know that this despote government has proven  his dubious  and moral low ground they occupied throughout the post-electoral crisis even as we can see today. A truth and reconciliation commission has been set up and Ouattara has promised that it will dispense justice to all sides but only the international mafia who put him in power and dictates him everything gives hear to their own staging act .

But the international community is ever they where about justice should  be forced to act against Ouattara who  committed human-rights abuses. Reports by organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have recently expressed concern over  killings  carried out by his forces.

A few weeks ago, the public prosecutor in Abidjan formally charged Gbagbo with economic crimes -- theft, embezzlement of public funds and looting of national resources(starnge when we know that Gbagbo has a coallition go. His wife faces the same charges. They could also find themselves at the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity. Many officials of the Gbagbo government are in detention and others have taken refuge abroad.

How can justice be carried out publicly without assuming the look of a witch-hunt? How can trust in the ability of Ivorians to live peacefully together again be rebuilt?

What is needed the  most, perhaps, is not so much a truth commission as the realization that Ouattara helped by the international community, to a larger  extent, bears responsibility for the Ivorian disaster (which started more than 20 years ago)  has not been acknowledged yet. It is this step toward the acceptance each one responsibility and internal process of self-questioning that is most needed.

Many Ivorian are faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, they want reconstruction to take its course as quickly as possible so that they can go on with their lives. On the other, they are afraid of giving carte blanche to the  despote regime imposed by coup.  The Ivorians  would never trust in Ouattara's government which has never been choice . With so much money coming  and even much more going out of the country , keeping corruption in check will be an ongoing process.

Finding constitutional ways of decentralizing power so that it is not concentrated in the hands of the presidential executive should be on the table but we all know that all is ran by France so there's no need to worry apart that we are dealing with a mafia state. France which more that 78% of the population do no trust the politicians because they are so corrupt has not lesson to give on that field even if existing civil society is weak -- there is an absence of  opposition and Parliament is not functioning properly since they have been  arbitrarily imprisoned in their majority  .

All these factors make for potentially dangerous circumstances that the Ivorian s people will have to deal with as soon as possible. Then real reconstruction can begin. .