One republic two presidents

My cry of heart for Côte d'Ivoire

This book features the testimony of a humanitarian worker for the United Nation High Commission for refugees (HCR), who witnessed the aftermaths of war in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Burundi.

Dandi Lou saw danger coming and tried as much as she could to thwart it from exploding in Côte d'Ivoire. For that purpose, she braved her fear to preach peace to all the political leaders of her country, even in remote areas by risking her life, to reach out to all who claimed to be heirs of late President Houphouet-Boigny.

Her numerous encounters with Presidents : Henri Konan Bédié, General Robert Gueï, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Dramane Ouattara, before and after the war in Côte d'Ivoire, did not save the country from burning. Although she met them individually and separately at different occasions, to warn them about the danger that lurked our way, they found nothing better in their heart to do but to make fun of her. Some named her « the cry baby » or « the alarmist. »

This is what triggered the writing of the book : A cry from my heart  ; yearning for peace and a renewed Ivory coast . Dreaming of a united country, transformed into a land of opportunities, for the welfare of all the Ivorian people and those who truly love the country and chose to live in it.