Le national-régionalisme de la charte du Nord

Abstract

Northern Cote d'Ivoire is identifiable by three key features: it is diverse, it was unevenly incorporated into the Ivorien state (it has been historically underdeveloped) and Islam is praticed throughout. With respect to this last point, Islam actually benefitted from colonialism because it was thought of as an intermediary step between Western civilization and African barbarism. Support for the RDR has been based on things: open and democratic elections to select national leadership and greater integration into state decision making. The problem is that these two things may not come together (299). The construction of the 'Grand Nord' has excluded 'non-nordists' living in the north. These people have deemed 'persona non grata' - this has gone hand in hand with the aboslute defeat of the North in the 2000 elections (304). RDR support grew at the expense of the PDCI, through support from local notables (305).