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Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Ouattara bolsters his Praetorian Guard

The country is on high alert as the election approaches, prompting the Ivorian president to bring his elite units to the fore.

Subscribers only Politics 10.09.2020

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

As Ouattara's campaign for a third mandate continues full steam ahead, causing alarm bells to ring in Paris, the Ivorian head of state's secretary general, Patrick Achi, is working to defuse the sparks.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2020

Ivorian head of state's secretary general Patrick Achi.

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: Ouattara puts his money on a high abstention level

The presidential coalition is forecasting that its champion, Alassane Ouattara, will win the elections in the first round with a score of 65%. It is counting on high abstention levels in regions traditionally loyal to Laurent Gbagbo

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2020

Alassane Ouattara after submitting the application for October presidential election, 24 August 2020.

Ivory Coast
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.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2020

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

Angola, Ivory Coast
João Lourenço gets behind Alassane Ouattara

The Angolan president sent his director of intelligence to reassure his Ivorian counterpart of his support in October's presidential election.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2020

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço during the latter's inauguration in 2017.

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Bruno Fuchs, a Macronist member of France's parliament who has significant experience in Africa, travelled to Abidjan from 11 to 16 August to discuss the upcoming presidential election with several Ivorian politicians.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2020

Ivory Coast
Mediation effort under way to enable Laurent Gbagbo to return to Ivory Coast

Several of Laurent Gbagbo's close advisers have been talking to Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou, the African Union and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in an attempt to negotiate the former Ivorian president's return to Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.07.2020

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo.

Ivory Coast
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.

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2020

France, Niger
Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Alkache Alhada, who has taken over from Mohamed Bazoum at the strategically important Nigerien interior ministry, is on very good terms with President Mahamadou Issoufou. He also has longstanding links with the "Mr Africa" of the French socialist party, Guy Labertit, and the former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.

Subscribers only Politics 03.07.2020

New Nigerien interior minister Alkache Alhada.

Ivory Coast
All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

French firm Idemia is due to start registering voters on 10 June before updating the electoral roll. Opposition parties and the international community will be watching closely.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2020

Ivory Coast
Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

The PDCI will be convening on 12 June to officially name its presidential candidate and at 86 years old the former Ivorian president still feels fit for the job.

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2020

Ivory Coast
Government's favourite banker Youssouf Fadiga to manage FCFA 520bn Covid-19 allocation

No less than four different public financial institutions competed with each other for the right to manage the emergency funds set up to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Youssouf Fadiga's BNI finally came out the winner.

Subscribers only Politics 22.04.2020

BNI Director Youssouf Fadiga (left) with the Minister of the Economy, Amadou Coulibaly.

West Africa
African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a small group of financiers are lobbying intensely to get holders of African eurobonds to postpone their redemption dates for two years. The campaign is as advantageous for those waging it, however, as it is for its potential beneficiaries.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 16.04.2020

Ivory Coast
Former Credit Suisse head Tidjane Thiam tests his presidential credentials

Officially, Tidjane Thiam is pursuing his career in finance as if nothing else was happening. After having been forced to resign as chief executive of Crédit Suisse in February, he is set to become a director of the Pinault family's Kering luxury goods group at its next general shareholders' meeting, which has been postponed to June 23.

Subscribers only Politics 08.04.2020

Ivory Coast
Assoa Adou takes lead in FPI unity talks

In the run-up to the party conference of the Front populaire ivoirien (FPI) scheduled for May, the various tendencies in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2020

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African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

The days when Alpha Condé and Laurent Gbagbo would adopt the ideas of the French Parti Socialiste (PS) seem a distant memory. These days, French-speaking Africa is drawing inspiration from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign strategy, imitated and developed further by [.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Laurent Gbagbo

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Ouattara bolsters his Praetorian Guard

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: Ouattara puts his money on a high abstention level

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

Angola, Ivory Coast
João Lourenço gets behind Alassane Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Ivory Coast
Mediation effort under way to enable Laurent Gbagbo to return to Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast
Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

France, Niger
Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Ivory Coast
All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

Ivory Coast
Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

Ivory Coast
Government's favourite banker Youssouf Fadiga to manage FCFA 520bn Covid-19 allocation

West Africa
African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Ivory Coast
Former Credit Suisse head Tidjane Thiam tests his presidential credentials

Ivory Coast
Assoa Adou takes lead in FPI unity talks

Africa
Guess what of February 5, 2020

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Ivory Coast
The secret history of the Guillaume Soro recording

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Ivory Coast Presidential election: Ouattara bolsters his Praetorian Guard

Ivory Coast Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

Ivory Coast Presidential elections: Ouattara puts his money on a high abstention level

Ivory Coast Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

Angola, Ivory Coast João Lourenço gets behind Alassane Ouattara

Ivory Coast Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Ivory Coast Mediation effort under way to enable Laurent Gbagbo to return to Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

France, Niger Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Ivory Coast All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

Ivory Coast Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

Ivory Coast Government's favourite banker Youssouf Fadiga to manage FCFA 520bn Covid-19 allocation

West Africa African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Ivory Coast Former Credit Suisse head Tidjane Thiam tests his presidential credentials

Ivory Coast Assoa Adou takes lead in FPI unity talks

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Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Ivory Coast The secret history of the Guillaume Soro recording

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Ouattara bolsters his Praetorian Guard

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: Ouattara puts his money on a high abstention level

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

Angola, Ivory Coast
João Lourenço gets behind Alassane Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Ivory Coast
Mediation effort under way to enable Laurent Gbagbo to return to Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast
Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

France, Niger
Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Ivory Coast
All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

Ivory Coast
Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

Ivory Coast
Government's favourite banker Youssouf Fadiga to manage FCFA 520bn Covid-19 allocation

West Africa
African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Ivory Coast
Former Credit Suisse head Tidjane Thiam tests his presidential credentials

Ivory Coast
Assoa Adou takes lead in FPI unity talks

Africa
Guess what of February 5, 2020

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Ivory Coast
The secret history of the Guillaume Soro recording