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Cote d'Ivoire:
Turnout Decisive in Ivory Coast Vote
DW, 26 October 2015
Votes are being counted in an election in Ivory Coast seen as crucial to national recovery from years of violence and upheaval. President Alassane Ouattara is hoping for… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
President Poised to Cement Power in Vote
Al Jazeera, 25 October 2015
Ivory Coast is voting in a presidential election likely to give President Alassane Ouattara a second term, an event that is closely watched by investors after a decade-long… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Peace-CI Opens Cote d'Ivoire's Largest Election Situation Room
Peace_CI, 24 October 2015
Peace-CI, an Ivorian coalition comprised of over 800 civil society members, launches the country's largest Election Situation Room (ESR) at Tiama Hotel in Abidjan this afternoon,… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Social Cohesion At the Ballot Box
Al Jazeera, 25 October 2015
Schools re-opened a month ago but many pupils at the Saguidiba high school in Yopougon, Abidjan's largest neighbourhood, have yet to return. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Nation Votes in First Post-War Presidential Poll
RFI, 25 October 2015
Côte d'Ivoire's incumbent president Alassane Ouattara is favourite to win a second term in a vote on Sunday. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Ivory Coast's Comeback
Al Jazeera, 23 October 2015
Ivory Coast is no longer reeling from violence, it's now well and truly on its way back up. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Polls Open in First Elections Since War
AEP, 25 October 2015
Polls have opened as Ivorians vote in a presidential election many believe will probably see incumbent Alassane Ouattara's term renewed. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
UN Chief Urges Peaceful, Transparent Polls
UN News, 23 October 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is closely following developments in Côte d'Ivoire ahead of this weekend's presidential elections and has welcomed the commitment… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Heading to 'Watershed' Presidential Polls
SAIIA, 23 October 2015
After relatively peaceful elections in Guinea-Conakry returned outgoing President Alpha Conde to power last week in the first round of voting, another West African country Cote… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Presidential Election - What's At Stake for Stability?
ISS, 23 October 2015
On Sunday, 25 October, Ivorians will go to the polls to elect their president. In 2010, the elections had plunged Côte d'Ivoire into an armed conflict resulting in 3 000… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Journey to Democracy - an Under-Reported Good News Story
The Conversation Africa, 21 October 2015
Ivory Coast is rapidly becoming a politically capable democracy - one able to inspire and partner with its neighbours in recovering from decades of chaos and state collapse. It is… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
The High Stakes and Low Suspense of the Upcoming Elections
African Arguments, 19 October 2015
When Ivoirians go to the polls this Sunday, only one outcome looks likely. However, that doesn't mean the country is united. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Ivorian Civil Society Coalition Pushes for Peaceful Elections with Largest Election Situation Room
Cote d'Ivoire 2015 Presidential Elections, 21 October 2015
Peace-CI, an Ivorian coalition comprised of over 200 civil society members, are helping ensure peaceful and credible elections during the upcoming presidential elections by… Read more »
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Africa:
An Early Warning Ahead of High-Risk Elections
ISS, 15 October 2015
Recent events in Burkina Faso, following the 16 September coup d'état, are a grim reminder of what can happen when the run-up to crucial presidential elections goes awry. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Why Cote d'Ivoire Should Plan for Peaceful Elections--Now and in the Future
HRW, 12 October 2015
Ivorians will vote on October 25 in the first presidential election since November 2010, when the refusal of then-president Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to current president… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Japan Renews Its Support for the Elections in Côte d'Ivoire
UNDP, 9 October 2015
The Government of Japan has granted an additional contribution of US$1.6 million for the 25 October elections in Côte d'Ivoire. This contribution will enable the Independent… Read more »
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Africa:
High Stakes As Elections Loom
ISS, 6 October 2015
The African Union's (AU) early warning system will be working overtime in the next few weeks as Africa heads into a series of high-risk elections. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Electoral Body Employs Technology to Fight Electoral Fraud
AEP, 30 September 2015
To ensure transparency of the upcoming presidential election and prevent the renewal of past mistakes, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Cote d'Ivoire is resorting to… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Opposition March Against State Broadcaster to Demand Equal Access
MFWA, 30 September 2015
On September 28, 2015, the Ivoirian opposition organised a march against the state broadcaster, Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) to denounce what they… Read more »