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Opposition parties in Ivory Coast to take part in legislative polls
A coalition of opposition parties in Ivory Coast said Thursday, they would participate in legislative elections slated for March 6.The announcement further eases political...
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Prominent Ivory Coast opposition figure released from prison
Prominent Ivory Coast opposition politician Pascal Affi N'Guessan, who was detained following the country's presidential election, has been released under judicial supervision, his lawyer...
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Ouattara mocks opposition call for ‘transitional council’
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, re-elected for a controversial third term, mocked Tuesday an opposition "plan", assuring that there would be "no transition", but also...
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Ouattara meets opposition for talks on Ivory Coast election crisis
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met with a main opposition rival on Wednesday and promised to pursue talks aimed at calming a standoff over...
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Ivory Coast election: Ouattara wins third term, opposition cries foul
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has been reelected to a third term after securing 94.27% of the vote, the electoral commission announced Tuesday.The president's...
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Ivory Coast under international pressure to safeguard peace
Ivory Coast's ruling party Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) warned the political opposition, which boycotted the presidential election of October 31,...
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UN envoy calls for peaceful Ivory Coast elections
The special UN envoy for West Africa has urged for peaceful elections in Ivory Coast at the end of a week-long visit.Mohamed Ibn Chambas...
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Soro makes call to stop Ouattara’s ‘mad venture’
Ex-Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has questioned the legitimacy of elections scheduled for next month after he was barred from running for president.Mr...
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Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo barred from Ivorian elections
The Constitutional Court in Ivory Coast has barred the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, and former prime minister, Guillaume Soro, from running in the presidential...
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France urged to intervene on Ivorian leader third term bid
French President Emmanuel Macron has been urged to intervene on Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a third term in October's election -...
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