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Ivory Coast
Macron's secret call with Ouattara as post-electoral storm brews

Violent clashes took place in Ivory Coast. © Reuters

Published 3 November 10h45 - A day before the official results of the presidential election were announced, Emmanuel Macron called Alassane Ouattara, who swept up 94.27% of the votes, to urge him to make a "significant" gesture towards the opposition. We reveal how the conversation went. [...]

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Alassane Ouattara keeps Tidjane Thiam at arm's length ahead of presidential poll

Seven months before Ivory Coast elects a new head of state, Ouattara continues to give Thiam the cold shoulder. But behind the scenes, several goodwill missions have been launched to bring the two closer. One of them was facilitated by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

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Tidjane Thiam (left) and Alassane Ouattara after meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, 11 March 2024.

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam secret phone tap agitates Ouattara's inner circle

As the Franco-Ivorian banker sets his sights on the leadership of the PDCI opposition party, a recording made by Ivorian intelligence in 2020 has resurfaced in Alassane Ouattara's inner circle. It's a delicate matter which Emmanuel Macron is mixed up in.

Subscribers only Politics 10.11.2023

From left to right: former president Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian banker Tidjane Thiam, French president Emmanuel Macron, and current head of state Alassane Ouattara.

Ivory Coast
Legislative polls offer a dress rehearsal for post-Ouattara era

The upcoming parliamentary elections will be a trial run for the ruling RHDP party's senior members. A position in Alassane Ouattara's future cabinet could become a stepping stone for the top job as the president has announced he will step down from power after this term.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2020

Ivory Coast
Who will be in the presidential box for Ouattara's investiture?

So far, only a handful of the ECOWAS heads of states invited to Alassane Ouattara's swearing-in ceremony on 14 December have confirmed they will attend. For its part, France will be sending foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to the event.

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President Alassane Ouattara speaks during his inauguration ceremony on 3 November 2015.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara still master of negotiations with opposition

For the past 15 days the Ivorian president has been in talks with the opposition and after his phone call with Henri Konan Bédié this weekend believes he is the man with the shoulders to carry the negotiations through to the end, mostly likely early next year.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2020

Alassane Ouattara (right) and Henri Konan Bédiémet on 11 November 2020.

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Just a few days after his re-election as president, Alassane Ouattara has agreed to grant Laurent Gbagbo a diplomatic passport, opening the way to the former president's return to Ivory Coast after an absence of nine years.

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2020

The former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

A fierce enemy of Alassane Ouattara, the Guinea-Bissau president is seeking to rally his elder Congolese counterpart to his cause and exert an influence over the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Politics 12.11.2020

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Ivory Coast
ECOWAS chair Nana Akufo-Addo sounds out member states over Ivory Coast presidential election

The Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo has embarked on a first round of consultations within ECOWAS, and a delegation from the regional body is due in Abidjan shortly.

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The Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, chairman of ECOWAS.

Ivory Coast
Economy a double-edged sword in Ouattara's election campaign

Campaigning for a third term in office, Alassane Ouattara has made great play of the country's economic growth and its respect for the conditions set by the IMF. The economic indicators he is using, however, are still being processed and could turn out less favourable than the Ivorian president imagines.

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A campaign poster for Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, 15 October, 2020.

Ivory Coast
International francophone body pays high-tension pre-election visit to Abidjan

Désiré Nyaruhirira, special adviser to the secretary general of the international organisation of francophone countries, the IOF, is due to meet PDCI candidate Henri Konan Bédié and representatives of the RHDP on Friday 30 October, just a few hours before the first round of voting in the presidential elections.

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Ivory Coast
Pascal Affi N'Guessan becomes central player in presidential election race

In less than a month, Pascal Affi N'Guessan has risen to join aging 86-year-old Henri Konan Bédié and become the opposition's figurehead against Alassane Ouattara.

Subscribers only Politics 27.10.2020

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

Running for re-election, President Alassane Ouattara has been dangling state campaign subsidies in front of his rivals and bringing pressure to bear from neighbouring states to persuade opponents such as Henri Konan Bédié to take part in the election.

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2020

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is running for re-election. But his opponents look like boycotting the ballot.

Ivory Coast
RHDP bigwig Youssouf Soumahoro sparks ire with weights and measures monopoly

Côte d'Ivoire Métrologie, the company of former minister Youssouf Soumahoro which has a monopoly on weights and measures throughout the country, has outraged farmers and the business community by sending its prices through the roof.

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Ivory Coast
Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Ouattara will be jetting around the country campaigning for a third mandate on a plane belonging to banking and building king Mahamadou Bonkoungou.

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Ivory Coast
Ouattara U-turns in mid-campaign to award airport contract to Bouygues

With the presidential election just weeks away and the contract seemingly already in the bag for China Railway, the Ivorian president has in the end decided to award the contract to extend Abidjan airport to France's Bouygues.

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Ivory Coast
Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

The Ivorian president's unshakable determination to run for re-election on 31 October is increasingly irking the international community. At the same time, several West African states are unhappy over the treatment of the former head of state Laurent Gbagbo.

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is determined to run for a third term.

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Alassane II pushing for Ouattara III

Determined to run for president on 31 October, Alassane Ouattara has already been dishing out ministry portfolios for his future third term.

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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara keeps Tidjane Thiam at arm's length ahead of presidential poll

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam secret phone tap agitates Ouattara's inner circle

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Legislative polls offer a dress rehearsal for post-Ouattara era

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Who will be in the presidential box for Ouattara's investiture?

Ivory Coast
Ouattara still master of negotiations with opposition

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Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

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ECOWAS chair Nana Akufo-Addo sounds out member states over Ivory Coast presidential election

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Economy a double-edged sword in Ouattara's election campaign

Ivory Coast
International francophone body pays high-tension pre-election visit to Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Pascal Affi N'Guessan becomes central player in presidential election race

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

Ivory Coast
RHDP bigwig Youssouf Soumahoro sparks ire with weights and measures monopoly

Ivory Coast
Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Ivory Coast
Ouattara U-turns in mid-campaign to award airport contract to Bouygues

Ivory Coast
Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

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Alassane II pushing for Ouattara III

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Ivory Coast
Macron's secret call with Ouattara as post-electoral storm brews

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara keeps Tidjane Thiam at arm's length ahead of presidential poll

In Focus | Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam secret phone tap agitates Ouattara's inner circle

Ivory Coast
Legislative polls offer a dress rehearsal for post-Ouattara era

Ivory Coast
Who will be in the presidential box for Ouattara's investiture?

Ivory Coast
Ouattara still master of negotiations with opposition

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

Ivory Coast
ECOWAS chair Nana Akufo-Addo sounds out member states over Ivory Coast presidential election

Ivory Coast
Economy a double-edged sword in Ouattara's election campaign

Ivory Coast
International francophone body pays high-tension pre-election visit to Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Pascal Affi N'Guessan becomes central player in presidential election race

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

Ivory Coast
RHDP bigwig Youssouf Soumahoro sparks ire with weights and measures monopoly

Ivory Coast
Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Ivory Coast
Ouattara U-turns in mid-campaign to award airport contract to Bouygues

Ivory Coast
Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

Ivory Coast
Alassane II pushing for Ouattara III