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IVORY COAST

Alassane II pushing for Ouattara III

Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara. © Eric Gaillard/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Determined to run for president on 31 October, Alassane Ouattara has already been dishing out ministry portfolios for his future third term. [...] (357 words)

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Patrick Achi's new cabinet sees the return of some of the old guard close to the former PM who felt sidelined after his death in July. [...]

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (front-R) poses with his new government as well as new Prime Minister Patrick Achi (front-L) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 7 April 2021. © LEGNAN KOULA/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

IVORY COAST 02/03/2021

Ouattara's powerful chief of staff Fidèle Sarassoro emerges from the shadows

A quiet technocrat who has worked at the presidency for more than 10 years, Fidèle Sarassro is standing in this week's parliamentary elections in his home town of Sinématiali. His campaign is getting strong behind-the-scenes backing from the Ivorian president, who is trying to foster the emergence of new political leaders in the Senufo-dominated north of the country. [...]

Fidèle Sarassoro, Alassane Ouattara's chief of staff. © Fidèle Sarassoro Officiel/Facebook

IVORY COAST 12/02/2021

Hamed Bakayoko puts his stamp on government

Installed as prime minister since July, Hamed Bakayoko has upended standard protocol by demoting several ministers seen as close to his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly just weeks ahead of an eagerly awaited reshuffle. [...]

Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko. © Legnan Koula/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

IVORY COAST 25/01/2021

Ouattara draws up cabinet shortlist

As the country gears up for legislative elections on March 6, there have been intense negotiations about who will be in the next government. The president has already pencilled in a few names. [...]

IVORY COAST 22/12/2020

Legislative polls offer a dress rehearsal for post-Ouattara era

The upcoming parliamentary elections will be a trial run for the ruling RHDP party's senior members. A position in Alassane Ouattara's future cabinet could become a stepping stone for the top job as the president has announced he will step down from power after this term. [...]

IVORY COAST 02/12/2020

Talks heat up ahead of government reshuffle

Abidjan is abuzz with talk as Alassane Ouattara prepares his new cabinet, which could spell RHDP executive director Adama Bictogo's great comeback. [...]

Breaking newsIVORY COAST 03/11/2020

Macron's secret call with Ouattara as post-electoral storm brews

Published 3 November 10h45 - A day before the official results of the presidential election were announced, Emmanuel Macron called Alassane Ouattara, who swept up 94.27% of the votes, to urge him to make a "significant" gesture towards the opposition. [...]

Violent clashes took place in Ivory Coast. © Reuters

IVORY COAST 23/10/2020

Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

Running for re-election, President Alassane Ouattara has been dangling state campaign subsidies in front of his rivals and bringing pressure to bear from neighbouring states to persuade opponents such as Henri Konan Bédié to take part in the election. [...]

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is running for re-election. But his opponents look like boycotting the ballot. © Luc Gnago/Reuters

IVORY COAST 12/10/2020

Ouattara U-turns in mid-campaign to award airport contract to Bouygues

With the presidential election just weeks away and the contract seemingly already in the bag for China Railway, the Ivorian president has in the end decided to award the contract to extend Abidjan airport to France's Bouygues. [...]

IVORY COAST 15/09/2020

Presidential election: Adama Bictogo, the real driver of Alassane Ouattara's campaign

While the role of Alassane Ouattara's presidential campaign manager should be officially awarded to Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, behind the scenes it is the executive director of the presidential party, Adama Bictogo, who will be behind the steering wheel. [...]

Adama Bictogo, RHDP executive director. © MaxPPP

IVORY COAST 25/08/2020

Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

With just three months to go to the elections, a bevy of communications firms are busying themselves around the candidates. [...]

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara officially nominated to stand for third term in Abidjan. © Reuters

IVORY COAST 15/07/2020

Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

The Ivorian head of state didn't hesitate for long following prime minister and presidential candidate Amadou Gon Coulibaly's death to inform his inner circle of his plans to run for another term. [...]

IVORY COAST 22/01/2020

Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

As the potential candidacy of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly in the presidential election continues to divide the RHDP, Alassane Ouattara is backing his protégé to the hilt. [...]

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IVORY COAST 18/12/2019

Bédié, Gbagbo, Ouattara… Spectre of 2010 hangs over 2020 presidential election

The aerial choreography over Ivory Coast promises to be interesting on 22 December. The A330 of the French president Emmanuel Macron is due to take off from Bouaké at the end of the day (WAN 813) and may well cross [. [...]

IVORY COAST 12/12/2018

Point of no return for Ouattara and Bedie

The president and his former ally seem to be intent on torpedoing each other. [...]

IVORY COAST 05/09/2018

The palace dashes Saf Cacao's hopes

Liquidated in July, the top Ivorian exporter has fallen victim to political manoeuvrings in the country. The latest revelations. [...]

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IVORY COAST 18/07/2018

Will Ouattara manage to shut out his ‘friend' Bedie by 2020?

Henri Konan Bedie (aka HKB), a political ally (of convenience) of Alassane Ouattara since 2010, is fuming at the behaviour of the Ivorian president, who is also the leader of the Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR). [...]

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