Patrick Meehan

Patrick Meehan is a research consultant for the development NGO WaterAid and is commencing PhD research on Southeast Asia in the Autumn.

The 'problem' with Côte d’Ivoire: how the media misrepresent the causes of conflict

Much media coverage of conflict in the Ivory Coast relies on a familiar explanation of Africa's wars - that they stem from immutable tribal and sectarian differences. Despite religious and ethnic faultlines, conflict in the Ivory Coast is above all political, argues Patrick Meehan.

By Patrick Meehan

/ 13 Jan 2011