Danièle Boni-Claverie Explained

Danièle Boni-Claverie (born) is a journalist and politician in the Ivory Coast. She served in the country's cabinet and was founding president of the Union Républicaine pour la démocratie.

The daughter of, she was born in Tiassalé. She worked as a journalist, becoming chief editor for a newspaper and then head of Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne (RTI).^{[1] [2]}

Formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, Boni-Claverie served as Minister of Communications in the government of Daniel Kablan Duncan from 1993 to 1999. She served as Minister of Women and the Family and Children in the government of Gilbert Aké from 2010 to 2011.^{[3] [4]}

She was arrested in October 2016 after taking part in a demonstration requesting for the withdrawal of the country's new draft constitution.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Danielle est ministre en Côte d'Ivoire . La Dépêche . November 7, 1999 . fr.
2. News: Côte d’Ivoire : Boni-Claverie reprend le combat pour la libération des pro-Gbagbo . Jeune Afrique . July 11, 2012 . fr.
3. News: Femmes politiques ivoiriennes d’influence : Danièle Boni-Claverie, présidente de l’URD . Jeune Afrique . fr.
4. News: Laurent Gbagbo forme son gouvernement sans les barons du FPI . Jeune Afrique . December 7, 2010 . fr.
5. News: Côte d’Ivoire : plusieurs dirigeants de l’opposition interpellés avant une manifestation à Abidjan . Jeune Afrique . October 20, 2016 . fr.