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Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara under international pressure to let Tidjane Thiam run for president

By Paul Deutschmann

Published on 02.04.2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 min

Tidjane Thiam (left), president of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, 11 March 2024. © Sia Kambou/AFP

With Thiam's candidacy facing invalidation, several leading figures, including Emmanuel Macron and Macky Sall, are privately trying to convince Ouattara to abandon such a move. We reveal the details of these discussions.

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Alassane Ouattara under international pressure to let Tidjane Thiam run for president

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara's electoral map for presidential race

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President Ouattara's clan scrutinises government negotiations in France

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