Politics Today News Ivory Coast S Ex Leader Gbagbo Vows Return To Political Life

Ivory Coast's Simone Gbagbo, from first lady to presidential challenger

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady in Ivory Coast who was once wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, is running for president on Saturday, marking ... Read More

I. Coast's Gbagbo: Controversial Ex-president Touted For Comeback

Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, who was definitively acquitted Wednesday of crimes against humanity, was long a champion of democracy, but after coming to power he refused to step down, ... Read More

Presidents Are Limited to Two Terms. He’s Running for His Fourth.

The main opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast’s presidential election have been barred from the race. Critics say the vote has been rigged. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Voters in ... Read More

I.Coast Opposition Expels Members Defying Election Boycott

The opposition party of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on Wednesday sanctioned about 20 of its members for running in the December parliamentary elections, despite a previous decision ... Read More

Ivory Coast counts votes in key election with incumbent Ouattara predicted to win fourth term

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Votes were being counted late Saturday in Ivory Coast after citizens cast their ballots to elect a new leader. Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term ... Read More

Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in an election which two of his biggest challengers were barred from, provisional results show. Ouattara, 83, won 89.8% of the vote, ... Read More