Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots in parliamentary polls on Sunday as the main opposition party sought to break President Alassane Ouattara’s near monopoly of the legislature in the West African nation. The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), the largest opposition party, has largely boycotted politics since a 2011 war which saw then President Laurent … Read more
“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I … Read more
The turnout in Ivory Coast’s referendum on a controversial new constitution was very low, with most people heeding a call to boycott it, the main opposition leader has said, AFP news agency reports. President Alassane Ouattara should now withdraw the constitution or resign, Pascal Affi Nguessan, the chairman of the Ivorian Popular Front, told AFP. … Read more
Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders. Preliminary results are expected early in the week. The Ivory Coast is holding its first presidential ballot since a disputed vote five years ago, with international observers hoping to avoid a repeat of post-election violence that … Read more