ill measured Côte d’Ivoire: Freemason solidarity cracks with political crisis The freemasons are well anchored in the political scene in Côte d'Ivoire. The political stand-off between the supporters of President Alassane ... Ouattara, and those who support the opposition PDCI is now creating faultlines in the fraternity of senior politicians who belong to the organisation.
a change is gonna come Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara reins in his troops at an emergency meeting The Ivorian president summoned a meeting of several of his ministers and RHDP party officials to take stock of the country’s pre and post election ... violence.
BROTHERLY CHAT Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara and Bédié meet for first time after two years Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bédié met with one another for the first time in over two years on Wednesday 11 November. ...
prison heft Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara starts third term by jailing opposition leader Since his arrest for his role in creating the National Transitional Council, the president of the FPI party, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, has taken ... on a new status as an opposition figure after joining Henri Konan Bédié’s call for “civil disobedience”. By jailing him, President Ouattara may have simply given him an extra veneer of credibility.
growing stress Côte d’Ivoire: Henri Konan Bédié faces pressure from all sides While Henri Konan Bédié received Western ambassadors at his home on 4 November, several West African heads of state offered to mediate. What ... are the growing pressures being exerted today on the president of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire?
Talking Africa podcast Côte d’Ivoire: What happens now Ouattara has his third term? The opposition in Côte d'Ivoire, after boycotting the polls, are trying to set up their own transitional government. Ouattara meanwhile is pressing ... with preparations for his third term.
transitional body Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro calls on army to block Alassane Ouattara In a speech broadcast on social media, the former National Assembly president called for the creation of a transitional body and asked defence ... and security forces to block Alassane Ouattara’s third term.
next phase Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara re-elected for a 3rd term with 94.27% At the end of an electoral campaign boycotted by the opposition and after an electric night, the outgoing president Alassane Ouattara was re-elected ... to a third term with 94.27%, according to provisional official results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission.
electoral disunity Côte d’Ivoire election 2020: Opposition struggles to find common ground Noting “the end” of Côte d'Ivoire's incumbent president Alassane Ouattara’s term, opposition parties on Sunday called for “the start ... of a civilian transition”.
Tense times A surprise guest in the 31 October Ivorian presidential vote: Laurent Gbagbo Silent since his arrest in April 2011, Ivorian former president Laurent Gbagbo waited until the last minute to speak. It was a way to prove to ... Ivorians and his great rival, President Alassane Ouattara, that he can still influence the political game.