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Succession questions loom after Côte d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Côte d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race has left the opposition splintered and voters disillusioned. With no successor lined up for the 83-year-old leader, observers are concerned…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2025

Millions in Côte d'Ivoire head to polls after tense presidential campaign

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 candidates to secure a fourth term – though key opposition figures are not on the ballot.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2025

‘Dare to change’: Ivory Coast heads to the polls as rivals seek to oust Ouattara

Incumbent leader, 83, is accused of cracking down on political dissent and overseeing unequal economic growth

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025

Why did rumours of a coup sweep Ivory Coast this week?

Tensions over upcoming elections and the barring of an opposition candidate are mounting.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025

Gbagbo ally Charles Ble Goude returns to Ivory Coast

Former right-hand man to the ex-president was a key figure in post-electoral violence that swept the country in 2010-11.

Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2022

Ivory Coast's Charles Blé Goudé, key figure in post-election violence, makes homecoming

Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, hinting that his political ambitions remained undimmed.

France 24 · Nov 26, 2022