The significant number of involuntary returns of labor migrants to Burkina Faso is a relatively neglected aspect of the armed confl ict in Côte d’Ivoire. Between 500,000 and 1 million Burkinabe migrants were forced to leave Côte d’Ivoire between 2000 and 2007, placing tremendous pressure on local communities in Burkina Faso to receive and integrate these mass arriv...

The significant number of involuntary returns of labor migrants to Burkina Faso is a relatively neglected aspect of the armed confl ict in Côte d’Ivoire. Between 500,000 and 1 million Burkinabe migrants were forced to leave Côte d’Ivoire between 2000 and 2007, placing tremendous pressure on local communities in Burkina Faso to receive and integrate these mass arriv...

This chapter describes domestic politics, foreign policy and socioeconomic developments in Côte d’Ivoire during 2021. Following the turbulent electoral year of 2020, which had also posed the challenges of mitigating the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2021 is characterised as marked by political appeasement and socio-economic recovery. Politically...