Following a disputed election outcome in 2000, fighting erupted between forces associated with the victor, Laurent Gbagbo, and Alassane Outtara (barred from contesting the election). A power sharing arrangement was negotiated in November 2001, followed by a peace agreement in January 2003 (the Linas Marcoussis Agreement).
The analysis of the Côte d'Ivoire case is divided into the following episodes (also navigable via the numbers in the top bar):