Tag: Alassane Ouattara
Ivory Coast votes in key election that may extend longtime leader’s rule
Voters in the Ivory Coast are casting ballots for president with incumbent Alassane Ouattara the overwhelming favourite as…
Who’s standing and what’s at stake?
Ivorians will head to the polls on Saturday, October 25, to vote in the presidential election amid widespread…
Ivorians protest ‘flawed and rigged’ system as pivotal election looms
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – In the working-class neighbourhood of Yopougon in Abidjan, at the famous Sapeurs-Pompiers crossroad, the…
Ivory Coast candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday’s election
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Candidates in Ivory Coast’s presidential election held their final rallies Thursday as the…
Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara looks to ride economic boom to fourth term
By Robbie Corey-BouletABIDJAN (Reuters) -Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which…
Ivory Coast arrests 237 protesters amid rising tensions before presidential election
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — At least 237 people were arrested Saturday in Ivory Coast during a protest…
Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara era
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Bullet-riddled buildings still line some streets in Ivory Coast's former rebel capital Bouake, but…
Ivorians protest against exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Thousands took to the streets of Côte d’Ivoire’s biggest city on Saturday to protest the exclusion of four…