President of the Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES French President Emmanuel Macron and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met in Paris Wednesday. The two leaders engaged in discussions at the Élysée Palace that reportedly included the recent coup
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara on Friday confirmed Patrick Achi as Prime Minister. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara confirmed Patrick Achi as the West African nation’s new Prime Minister. Achi replaces Hamed Bakayoko who died on 10 March
President Alassane Ouattara during a meeting with Henri Konan Bédié to initiate a post-election dialogue in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 11, 2020 (twitter.com/AOuattara) By Sara Abraham and Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES ABIDJAN – Côte d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and rival
Despite commendable progress over the past decade, continued social and political polarization in Côte d’Ivoire could lead to another bout of instability in a country long known as an anchor in West Africa. Ten years after a civil conflict that led to 3,000 deaths,
www.youtube.com / France 24 Exclusif – Simone Gbagbo : “Laurent Gbagbo a le droit de revenir dans son pays“ DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF FRANCE 24 – Depuis son amnistie par le président Alassane Ouattara, Simone Gbagbo, , se fait rare dans les médias. Dans un entretien
abidjanpress.com / Exiled Ivory Coast opposition leader Guillaume Soro By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast opposition leader Guillaume Soro has declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections in the west African nation. Soro, a former rebel leader who has also been barred
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara attends a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence from France on August 7. SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images Adem K Abebe, University of Pretoria Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara (78) has finally confirmed he’ll seek a third
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire Amadou Gon Coulibaly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the October presidential election, has died suddenly. The 61-year-old Gon Coulibaly, who had heart
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Charles Blé Goudé was known as Ivory Coast’s “street general” for his charisma and ability to rally the West African nation’s youth and stir up crowds during emotional speeches condemning colonialism. Blé Goudé was also former President
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Dramane Ouattara By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The government of Côte d’Ivoire has filed an injunction at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague that attempts to block former president Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal in