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Cote d'Ivoire: Independent Candidate Promises to Be a President for Peace
RFI, 5 October 2020
Kouadio Konan Bertin, a former member of the opposition Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, now running as an independent has said he will make peace and national unity his… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: France Ejected My Husband From Power, Says Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo
DW, 5 October 2020
Former Ivorian First Lady Simone Gbagbo tells DW who she thinks is behind events in her country, including the ouster of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. She calls President Ouattara's… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire Presidential Hopeful Preaches Peace And Unity
Kouadio Konan Bertin, a former member of the opposition Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, now running as an independent, has said he will make peace and national unity his priorities if he's elected president on 31 October. He told supporters that the upcoming election has echoes of the illegitimate 2000 poll when most major candidates, including President Alasanne Ouattara, were barred from contesting. He criticised the frozen political landscape in Côte d'Ivoire that has seen the same candidates - Ouattara, Henri Bédié and Laurent Gbagbo - emerge in recent elections. This year's campaign has already been marred by the deaths of at least 15 people in August, when Ouattara confirmed that he would run for a controversial third term.
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Political leaders are unlikely to resolve rising tensions ahead of the much-anticipated 31 October presidential elections. The presidential election has become a contest between ... Read more »
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Renewed protests erupted in many cities across the country as the Constitutional Council approved President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a third term in office. At least 15 people ... Read more »
