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Author: Jessica Moody

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Jessica Moody

Jessica Moody is a PhD candidate in the War Studies Department at King's College London. Her research focuses on post-conflict peacebuilding, demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration, and transitional justice processes in Cote d'Ivoire. She is also a freelance political risk and peacebuilding consultant and has worked with the United States Institute of Peace, the Economist Intelligence Unit and IHS Markit.

  • A road in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Credit: abdallahh.
    Côte d'IvoireEditor's PicksPolitics
    By Jessica Moody
    January 21, 2022
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    The genocide that never was and the rise of fake news in Côte d’Ivoire

    From anonymous avatars to foreign PR companies, the spread of fake news has become an inescapable part of the political landscape. The small town of M’batto ...
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  • President Alassane Ouattara will not run in the Côte d’Ivoire elections.
    Côte d'IvoirePolitics
    By Jessica Moody
    May 5, 2020
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    Ouattara’s out, but whoever wins in Côte d’Ivoire, many won’t be happy.

    With political tensions high and trust in the fairness of the 31 October election low, Côte d’Ivoire looks set for contested results. When President Alassane Ouattara ...
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  • Côte d’Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer. Credit: Nestlé.
    Côte d'IvoireEconomyGhana
    By Jessica Moody
    December 21, 2017
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    Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s fastest growing economy’s bittersweet year

    Low cocoa prices have compounded some tough economic challenges for Côte d’Ivoire. This April, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire awoke to find their crops had lost ...
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  • Central African RepublicPolitics
    By Jessica Moody
    May 3, 2016
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    Some new beginnings? The challenges facing Central African Republic’s new president

    What are the main issues facing President Touadéra and how well-equipped is he to deal with them? With a new and democratically-elected president in office, a ...
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