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Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara Secures Fourth Term, Early Results Show
Premium Times, 27 October 2025
The election was marred by low voter turnout and subdued activity across much of the country, including the usually bustling streets of Abidjan, the economic capital. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Awaits Results After Calm Election Day With Expected Low Turnout
RFI, 26 October 2025
Ivorians voted peacefully on Saturday to elect their president, in a poll held without key opposition leaders and boycotted by part of the electorate. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Millions in Côte d'Ivoire Head to Polls After Tense Presidential Campaign
RFI, 25 October 2025
Ivorians are heading to the polls on Saturday in one of the most watched presidential elections in West Africa. Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is seeking to defeat four other… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Goes to the Polls
RFI, 25 October 2025
Nearly nine million Ivorians are eligible to vote on Saturday to elect their new president among five candidates, including incumbent head of state Alassane Ouattara, who is… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Young Voters in Côte d'Ivoire Want Jobs, Change - but Most of All, Peace
RFI, 23 October 2025
As Ivorians head to the polls on Saturday, with their 83-year-old incumbent president seeking a fourth term, young people in the country spoke to RFI about the frustrations… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Presidential Race Begins Amid Rising Tensions
RFI, 10 October 2025
Campaigning in Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election kicked off on Friday. The five candidates approved by the Constitutional Council have two weeks to win over voters ahead of the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Bans Protests Over Opposition Leaders' Exclusion From Election
RFI, 3 October 2025
In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two… Read more »
Ouattara Victory Declared in Cote d'Ivoire
The country's incumbent leader, 83-year-old President Alassane Ouattara, has secured another term, extending his rule to nearly two decades.
Former President Laurent Gbagbo was barred from contesting due to a criminal conviction, while ex-Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam was disqualified for holding French citizenship.
Despite Ouattara's record of economic growth and stability, the Ivory Coast continues to face poverty, unemployment, and insecurity. The government deployed 40,000 security personnel nationwide amid fears of renewed election violence.
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Ahead of polls on 25 October, concern has been raised about false narratives spreading on social media, including AI-generated content. Some claim violence at protests, others unfair campaigning.
Experts have warned that misinformation and disinformation on social media, including AI-generated content, are spreading rumors of violence and unfair campaigning, potentially inflaming tensions in a country with a
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Côte d'Ivoire's two main opposition parties have called for daily nationwide protests less than two weeks before the presidential election, after their leaders, Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, were barred from contesting against incumbent President Alassane Ouattara.
Security forces dispersed a banned march in Abidjan with tear gas, arresting 237 people and injuring several others. Opposition leaders
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Ivorian authorities have banned public gatherings aimed at challenging the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to exclude top opposition leaders from participating in the October 25 elections. The measure comes ahead of the official start of campaigning later this week.
Former president Laurent Gbagbo
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Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo has been unexpectedly cleared as one of five candidates to contest the October 25 presidential election. She is set to run against President Alassane Ouattara, who took power after her former husband, Laurent Gbagbo, was captured in a presidential bunker during the conflict that hit the country after the 2010 election.
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Four prominent opposition figures in Côte d'Ivoire have been excluded from the final electoral list, leaving them ineligible to contest presidential elections later this year. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) leader Tidjane Thiam was excluded from the October 25 presidential election and barred from voting. He was removed
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