The Ivorian president is trifling with his country’s long-term political stability. In 2019, as speculation grew that he was quietly orchestrating a run for a legally dubious third term of office at ...

pressure mounted on Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara to show his hand. Mr. Ouattara, eighty-three this year, is back waffling. Last week, at an official event in Abidjan, the country’s ...

ABIDJAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday in Abidjan, the economic capital, that he was undecided whether to run for the presidential election scheduled ...

To say that President Ouattara’s shillyshallying is the last thing that Côte d’Ivoire needs is an understatement. In the first place, the fact that previous electoral contests have been ...

ABIDJAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would like to continue serving his country as president but emphasised that his party had not yet made a ...

Catholic bishops in the Ivory Coast, also called Côte d’Ivoire, have called on the electoral commission to ensure “free, fair ...

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...

Ouattara, 83, was re-elected for a contested third term in 2020. He has previously said he would like to step down, but has also suggested he would need old rivals to commit to withdrawing from ...

President Alassane Ouattara has hinted at a potential bid for a fourth term as Ivory Coast’s president, stating his readiness to continue serving the nation. Speaking to the diplomatic corps in ...

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara announced in his January 2025 New Year's speech the withdrawal of French <a ...

Meanwhile, Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. The pullout would begin this month ...