Ivory Coast: Neither peace nor war
26.02.2004
Although war officially ended in the West African country in July, rebels still control the northern half while the government holds the south. After more than a year without any formal administration, a parallel system has started to emerge in the north - a sort of abnormal normality. This facade of normality marks a situation frustrated Ivorians - particularly those in the north of this former French colony - have come to know as "ni paix, ni guerre" (neither peace nor war).