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The President of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, has assured King Mohammed VI of his country’s solidarity and full support for the initiatives aimed at further mobilizing the United Nations Secretary General in favor of strict compliance with the status of the buffer zone of Guerguarat. In a letter sent to the Sovereign, President Ouattara […]
The Ivorian opposition announced that it did not recognize the October 31 election and noted the end of President Alassane Ouattara’s term. In response, the Executive Director of the ruling RHDP called on the government to stand firm. On Saturday, the presidential party was delighted with the smooth running of the election day. “We […]
OCP Africa and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced this Monday a partnership to strengthen value chains of rice in Côte d’Ivoire and millet in Senegal, and to help improve the living conditions of thousands of smallholder farmers. These crops, essential to ensure food security in these […]
The Ivorian justice conditionally released during the night of Wednesday to Thursday some of the relatives of former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro detained since late December. This measure comes in a context of growing political tensions in the run-up to the presidential election of October. They are 9 out of 19 companions of Guillaume Soro […]
With 46 days to go before the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has asked Abidjan to “stay the execution” of the sentence of Guillaume Soro, and to restore him to the electoral rolls. The president of the GPS party, exiled in France for several months, saw […]
The Ivorian Constitutional Council validated on Monday four candidacies, including that of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a controversial third term, and rejected those of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo and ex-rebel leader and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro for the October 31 presidential election. The Constitutional Council validated only four of the 44 presidential candidatures. In addition […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was officially sworn in on Saturday, 22 August, in Abidjan as his party’s candidate in the 31 October presidential election. He will seek a third term at the head of the country and will defend the colors of the “Houphouétistes Rally for Democracy and Peace” (RHDP) after the brutal death of […]
Demonstrations on public roads are suspended until September 15. The announcement was made in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday August 19, two months before the presidential election. The ban is the consequence of the deadly violence that marred ome demonstrations last week. It was made under the state of emergency in force in Côte […]
The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has just nominated Pascal Affi N’Guessan for the presidential election next October. With three months to go before the elections, however, the FPI remains divided, especially since the absence of Laurent Gbagbo’s name on the electoral lists is causing a stir. On the stage of the Palais de la Culture […]
The current Ivorian Minister of Defense was appointed head of government by President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday. He succeeds Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died suddenly on July 8. Since the disappearance of Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Hamed Bakayoko was acting head of government. He now officially takes over the post of Prime Minister while keeping his […]