Côte d'Ivoire elections reveal veneer of democracy

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara greets his supporters during his final campaign rally at Place de la République in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on October 23, 2025. MISPER APAWU / AP It had never been easier for Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara...

Pillaged Ivory Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade

COMOE NATIONAL PARK (IVORY COAST) - Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged by war and unrest between 2002 and 2011. "The most dangerous animal here is man," the...

Risky gold rush drives young into Ivory Coast nature park

Emmanuel knows only too well the allure of illegal gold prospecting in the protected Comoe National Park for the many young without prospects in Ivory Coast's troubled northeast. "Young people come back from the park with enough money to buy...

Digital independence: Reclaiming Africa’s tech sovereignty in a data-colonised world

In the 19th century, Africa’s wealth in raw materials was extracted in plain sight: gold, oil, cobalt and other resources were carved out and shipped abroad to fuel the industrial expansion of Europe and North America. But in the 21st century a...

AFRICA - October was a difficult election month in Africa

Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Recent elections in Africa have triggered a series of protests in the countries where they were held. In two cases, outgoing leaders, both over eighty years old, were re-elected amid allegations of electoral fraud and...

Cote d'Ivoire: Is President Ouattara's re-election a democratic setback?

The announcement came as no surprise. When Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly, chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, stood before the press in Abidjan late Monday afternoon, it was to declare incumbent Alassane Ouattara president-elect of...

U.S. warns Americans in Tanzania as post-election unrest spreads

The U.S. embassy in Tanzania has urged its citizens to remain indoors after violence and roadblocks erupted across the country, a day after protests disrupted the general election. Demonstrations have intensified in major cities as opposition...

US asked to intervene in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast after controversial elections

Timi Frank has condemned recent elections in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast, describing them as fraudulent and unworthy of democratic credibility The activist urges the UN, US, and EU to impose sanctions and hold African leaders accountable...

Sham, disgrace to Africa – Timi Frank condemns elections in Tanzania, Cameroon, Ivory Coast

Political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, said the recent elections held in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast are “sham exercises” and “a disgrace to the African...

Timi Frank condemns sham elections in Tanzania, Cameroon, Ivory Coast

…Calls for international sanctions, accountability for African leaders Political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned recent elections held in Tanzania,...

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara re-elected in ‘unfair and locked-down’ vote

IVORY COAST President Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected with almost 90 per cent of the vote, early results show. Final election results are not due till next month, but the bulk of ballots have been counted, showing turnout of around 50 per...

Pan-African Law Network ALPi Expands Into Francophone West Africa

Africa Law Practice International has officially welcomed Effi & Associés, an Abidjan based business law firm, as its tenth member, marking a strategic breakthrough into Francophone West Africa and positioning the network as one of the continent’s...

Liberia: Senator Snowe Calls for Stronger ECOWAS–EU Parliamentary Cooperation After Ivory Coast Elections

Abuja, Nigeria – In the wake of the recently concluded elections in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberian lawmaker Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., who served as head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, has emphasized the need for stronger inter-parliamentary...

Amir congratulates president of Ivory Coast on his re-election

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Ivory Coast HE Alassane Ouattara, on the occasion of his re-election for a new presidential term,...

President Alassane Ouattara Wins Fourth Term In Ivory Coast With 90% Amid Low Voter Turnout

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office with a sweeping 89.77% of the vote, according to provisional results announced on Monday, following an election marked by low voter turnout and the absence of major...

Amir congratulates President of Cote d'Ivoire on his reelection

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, HE Alassane Ouattara, on the occasion of his re-election for a new presidential term. His Highness wished...

Ivory Coast: Ouattara Secures Fourth Term Victory

Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara, aged 83, has secured a fourth term in office, claiming a dominant 89.77 percent of the vote in an election where his two strongest challengers were kept off the ballot, according to the electoral...

Ivory Coast's 83-year-old incumbent President Alassane Ouattara Clinches Fourth Term Amid Low Turnout and Opposition Outcry

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In a result that surprised few observers, President Alassane Ouattara has secured a resounding victory in the West African nation's presidential election, paving the way for a fourth term at the helm of the world's top cocoa...

Ivory Coast elections: Ouattara’s final rule or forever rule?

Once again, the man who calls himself a guarantor of stability is in charge of the world’s top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast. When Ivorians went to the polls on Saturday, few doubted the outcome. By Monday October 27, President Alassane Ouattara,...

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were barred from running, provisional results show. Ouattara, 83, won 89.8% of the vote, the electoral commission...