Jean-Jacques Konadjé l COTE D’IVOIRE, THE PRICE OF POSITIVE PEACE I- Challenges of positive peace in Côte d'Ivoire Contrary to popular belief, positive peace is not defined as opposed to negative peace. Rather, it appears to be the rejection of structural violence. Indeed, according to Roy Preiswerk, founding member of the Geneva International Peace Research Institute(GIPRI),"structural violence means everything that destroys men in their psychic, physical and spiritual being on an anonymous basis and without them being personally assaulted with a weapon.[...] Reduction of structural violence, which conditions the establishment of a positive peace, is based on certain notions such as social justice, equity, emancipation, human rights, etc..» Norwegian political scientist Johan Galtung defines positive peace in his book Theories of peace. A synthetic approach to peace thinking as being a state in which« coope­ration, a life free from fear, need and exploitation, economic growth and deve­lopment, equality and justice, pluralism and dynamism and where violence is less but not absent». According to the Swiss Non­Governmental Organisation(NGO) Grains of Peace, positive peace is« an active pro­cess that goes beyond a non-violent atti­tude, looking for ways to not only resolve a conflict, but also build lasting relationships and respect as well as under-tstanding bet­ween the parties.» The definitions set out above show in many ways that positive peace should be approached from a holistic perspective. This means that its definition and imple­mentation take several parameters into account. The issue of implementing this approach to peace in Côte d' Ivoire makes it possible to question the real meaning of the notion of peace on the continent, and more particularly in a context of emergence from the crisis. Often, after long periods of crisis, peace can be seen as the cessation of hostilities. Yet, this situation is only one step in the long march towards positive peace. The conditions for a positive peace in Côte d'Ivoire also involve several challenges that must be considered in the light of the geopolitical context that characterises the country to date.  Movements in the Army driven by the socio-political context While it is widely acknowledged that, since the end of the post-electoral crisis, the noise of boots has sometimes been heard in the country, it must be noted that throughout the first half of 2017, the socio­political situation in Côte d' Ivoire was marked by a series of events. Some of these events are only the logical sequel, or even the direct consequences, of the numerous crises the country has gone through. In 1990, the advent of multiparty politics in Côte d' Ivoire(followed by the spring of the written press) helped shape the country's socio-political landscape and lay the foundations for a new local geopolitical situation. From then on, in the name of democracy, criticism of the government, and more particularly of the former single party PDCI-RDA, became more pro­nounced. Challenges of all kinds were launched and spread to all sectors of activity, including the army. The crisis of President Houphouët-Boigny's succession contributed to weakening the climate of 7