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Cote d'Ivoire: Government Needs New Men - or a Woman
DW, 3 November 2020
If the old guard of politicians were to finally step down, Ivory Coast might have a real chance for peace at long last, writes Dirke Köpp. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Under International Pressure to Safeguard Peace
DW, 2 November 2020
Tensions have been running high in Ivory Coast following elections, after the opposition announced that it no longer recognized Alassane Ouattara as president. Analysts have agreed… Read more »
Early Lead for Cote d'Ivoire President, Election Deaths Reported
Ivorians went to the polls on October 31, 2020 to elect a new leader. Deutsche Welle reports that several people died in election-day clashes. Electoral officials have up to five days to release the results. President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a controversial third term in office, had taken an early lead by Sunday evening, according to results from 20 of 108 voting departments. Al Jazeera reports that opposition leaders have called for a "civilian transition" from Ouattara's government.
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara casting his vote in Abidjan.
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Cote d'Ivoire: Election Violence Leaves a 'Dozen Dead'
DW, 1 November 2020
Opposition leaders who boycotted Saturday's vote claim that at least a dozen people died in election-related violence. President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a third term that his… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Nation Goes to the Polls Amid Fears of Unrest
DW, 31 October 2020
Ivory Coast votes in a tense election after an opposition boycott and clashes over President Alassane Ouattara's contested attempt to secure a third term. Violence in the run-up to… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Ten years After a Post-election Conflict, a New Poll Stirs Violence in Côte d'Ivoire
The New Humanitarian, 28 October 2020
Côte d'Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara is set to run for a controversial third presidential term on Saturday amid an opposition boycott and fears of post-election violence… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'We Are Bound By Fear' - Looking Forward to a Messy Presidential Election
African Arguments, 27 October 2020
Many citizens have experienced the election process not as an opportunity to express their voice but as a familiar contest among political elites. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Fear in Bonoua Ahead of Election Day
DW, 29 October 2020
Tensions are growing in the opposition stronghold ahead of the October 31 election. While activists are trying to keep the peace, many residents are nervous about the possibility… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: There Are Lessons in Past Election Crises
ISS, 29 October 2020
A failure to link current and past electoral problems is leading the country down a democratic dead end. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: What's At Stake in the Côte d'Ivoire Elections?
Atlantic Council, 29 October 2020
For more than twenty countries across Africa, 2020 has delivered an additional challenge for the government institutions already working to curb the COVID-19 pandemic: balancing… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Press Briefing Notes On Côte d'Ivoire
OHCHR, 27 October 2020
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Read more »
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Africa: 'Third Term Tenures, Catalysts for Instability'
Liberian Observer, 22 October 2020
Ouattara, Conde's unconstitutional ambitions could affect over 200 million people in Africa Read more »
InFocus
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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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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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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 »
