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Côte d'Ivoire

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civil disobedience

Côte d’Ivoire presidential election: Opposition threatens boycott

The opposition is organising a major meeting in Abidjan on Saturday, 10 October, with the goal of banding together to block Alassane Ouattara’s ... presidential bid. The problem is that not everyone agrees on the same strategy.

Tidjane Thiam in Zurich in February 2019.

big beast

Côte d’Ivoire: Tidjane Thiam’s discreet meeting with Dominique Ouattara

The Ouattara clan are increasingly interested in the political ambitions of global finance heavyweight Tidjane Thiam, who is affiliated with ... the opposition.

Ivory Coast braces for possible further protests over voter rolls

presidential polls

Côte d’Ivoire: ‘There are worrying signs of its political trajectory’

As Côte d'Ivoire prepares itself for presidential elections slated for 31 October, political divisions are coming to a head as deadly violence ... has erupted following President Ouattara's declaration of running for third term, and fears about a fair election after 40 out of 44 candidates were rejected by the Constitutional Council.

final combat

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara and Bédié in the shadow of Houphouët-Boigny

At the start of the 1990s, both Henri Konan Bédié and Alassane Ouattara served under President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Their relationship ... was already marked by distrust back then and “The Old One’s” manoeuvring had a lot to do with it.

gbagbo

LEGALLY BINDING RULINGS

Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo to be reinstated for polls says African human rights court

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ordered Côte d’Ivoire to reinstate the ex-president on the electoral roll for the 31 ... October presidential election, thus disavowing the country’s position on the matter.

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Ivory Coast Elections

conditions to meet

Côte d’Ivoire: Opposition parties take on Alassane Ouattara

During a meeting on 20 September, a group of Ivorian opposition parties established several prerequisites for their participation in the presidential ... election set to take place on 31 October.

Nigeria Solar Power

Ray of Hope

Lumos plans solar power expansion in West Africa in 2021

Solar home systems provider Lumos plans West African expansion beyond its existing markets of Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, CEO Alistair Gordon ... tells The Africa Report.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara to submit application to run for third term

three's a crowd

Côte d’Ivoire: One too many rounds for Alassane Ouattara?

Has Alassane Ouattara destroyed what would have been a clean exit? With two months to go until the presidential election, his bid for a third ... term has intensified debate.

Netherlands International Criminal Court Ivory Coast

WHEELING AND DEALING

Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara makes ex-president Laurent Gbagbo an offer

Officially, the president of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, and his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, have no contact with one another. However, ... behind the scenes, the pair are engaged in back-channel negotiations.

CONGO: PATRICE LUMUMBA

words to remember

Nigeria to Mali: 15 speeches of independence that made history

In 1960, African leaders – the likes of Lumumba, Houphouët, Keïta, Senghor, Mba and Ahidjo – stepped up to the podium one after another ... to proclaim the independence of their nations. Whether solemn or radical, these speeches went down in history.

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