Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has applied for a passport so he can visit Ivory Coast, according to a statement by his lawyer reported by CGTN. Gbagbo, ousted after refusing to recognize an election won by current president Alassane Ouattara in 2010, was acquitted [...]
The passing of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly at age 61 heightens the volatility and uncertainty surrounding Ivory Coast’s presidential election in October. Gon Coulibaly was the presumed successor of the current ruling party and President Alassane Outtara—once Ouattara announced that he wouldn’t be [...]
Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has announced that he will not run for a third term, ending months of speculation. Ouattara had previously argued that his past and current term would not count towards term limits outlined in the country’s newly adopted constitution. The [...]
The men who would be president? Amid a healthy main crop, the political environment in Ivory Coast is gaining more attention with dramatic developments in the last month. Might Alassane Ouattara run once more? Recognized as the winner of the 2010 presidential election, Ouattara [...]
Hints from Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara that the two-term president might consider running for a third term did not sit well with some of the parties within his ruling coalition. The story was enough to scotch a planned merger between Ouattara’s RDR and its [...]
