Tag: Laurent Gbagbo
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…
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…