Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favourite to secure a fourth term as Ivory Coast holds presidential polls ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Years after she was holed up in a bunker alongside her then-husband and president who had refused to ...

A US-trained economist who appears to be an almost immovable cornerstone of Ivory Coast's political life, President Alassane ...

Just days before the vote in Côte d’Ivoire, the sidelined opposition makes statements but has not given clear instructions to ...

President Alassane Ouattara, candidate for a fourth term, is aiming for a ‘knockout victory’ in the first round on 25 October ...

More than a decade after she was dragged from a bunker alongside her then-husband, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is attempting a dramatic return to power. Once branded ...

Regardless of the legal reasoning and outcomes, President Alassane Ouattara’s fourth-term bid is a loss for democracy in Côte d'Ivoire.

Alassane Ouattara's long path to becoming Ivory Coast president included two elections in which he was disqualified from ...

Another Africa election this weekend will showcase the tension between a longtime leader and frustrated youth.

Simone Gbagbo, once tried for crimes against humanity, is vying for the Ivorian presidency. Known as the 'Iron Lady', she aims to fill the void left by political figures such as Laurent Gbagbo and ...

Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady in Ivory Coast who was once wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against ...

Duekoue, a town in western Cote d’Ivoire once scarred by one of the country’s deadliest episodes of post-election violence, ...