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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: Geopolitical upheaval and democracy under strain

Written by

Andreas Lind Kroknes
Former employee
Kristian Lefdal
Former employee
Viljar Haavik
Research Fellow
Morten Bøås
Research Professor
Abdoul Wahab Cissé
Co-ordinator, ARDOA
Boureima Ouedraogo
Freelance journalist

Ed.

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Summary:

The regional neighbourhood of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, two of West Africa’s most stable democracies, has become increasingly volatile. Drawing on empirical data from fieldwork carried out in Accra and Abidjan in June 2025, this report highlights a set of cross-cutting and interlinked issues that Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have to navigate.

This report is part of a project financed by the Norwegian MFA.
  • Published year: 2026
  • Publisher: NUPI
  • Page count: 56
  • Language: English
  • Journal: NUPI Report

Themes

  • Security policy
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Nation-building
  • Insurgencies