Tag: President Alassane Ouattara
Tinubu sends Shettima to Côte d’Ivoire as Ouattara begins new term
Accompanying the Vice President on the trip are Dr Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission; Senator Abubakar Sani…
Ouattara returns Achi as prime minister, appoints Kone vice-president
Achi has been reappointed as Ivory Coast's prime minister, Senate President Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio subsequently told the joint session of both…
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Achi, ministers resign
Patrick Achi, 66, was appointed Prime Minister, head of the government, following the death of his predecessor Hamed Bakayoko on…
Gbagbo, Ouattara , once sworn enemies meet in Abidjan
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo met on Tuesday for the first time since the country's…
Ivory Coast loses Prime Minister Bakayoko to cancer
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko has died in Germany, according to a government statement. He was aged 56.
Ouattara plunges Ivory Coast in crisis after landslide victory
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has plunged his country into a new round of crisis following his declaration by the…
President Ouattara wins re-election to third term
President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire has been re-elected for a third term with more than 94.27 per cent of…
Voting ends in Ivory Coast election, amid boycott, violence
Ivory Coast citizens have ended voting in the presidential election on Saturday. The polling stations opened from 8:00 GMT and…
President Ouattara applies to run for third term amid protests
Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara on Monday submitted his application to run for a third term after more protests by…
Ivory Coast leader Ouattara shuns third term
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has thrashed speculation about his political future, by announcing on Thursday that he would not…
President Ouattara grants amnesty to Gbagbo’s wife
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire has declared an amnesty for Simone Gbagbo, who had been convicted of offenses against…
Cote d’Ivoire government faces collapse in coalition row
Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s government faced collapse on Friday after his junior coalition partner said it had expelled party…
Cote d’Ivoire begins process of writing new constitution
The process of writing a new Constitution in Cote d’Ivoire has begun with the formation of a committee of experts…
Buhari describes re-election of Ivorian President as victory for unity and stability
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night called President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire to congratulate him again on his election…
Ouattara’s reelection is victory for unity, stability says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night called President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire to congratulate him again on his election…
Ivory Coast: Buhari congratulates Ouattara on his reelection as president
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office.…
One dead, scores injured in protest against Ouattara’s re-election bid
At least one person was killed and others were injured during protests in Cote d’ivoire over the validation of incumbent…
Ivory Coast leader hospitalised in France
The Ivory Coast’s 72-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, is recovering in France after an operation to alleviate pain from a spinal…
Low turnout for Ivory Coast local polls
Ivorians turned out in low numbers for local elections Sunday seen as a test of stability in the country amid…
Jonathan in Abidjan urges leaders adhere to rule of law
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan warned Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast that African leaders must work harder to strengthen democracy and…
Ouattara elected ECOWAS chairman
President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire was on Thursday elected by consensus as the Chairman of ECOWAS in the country’s…
Mali: Chad urges speedy deployment of troops by ECOWAS
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment…
Fuel prices go up in Ivory Coast
The Government of Cote d’Ivoire has jacked up the prices of petrol and cooking gas. By the announcement made in…
Ouattara sacks cabinet
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday dissolved the government formed in March and charged with reviving the country after…
ECOWAS agrees on 3,300 strong force for Mali
West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali…
Ivory Coast uncovers coup plot
Authorities in Cote d’Ivoire have discovered and prevented a plot to overthrow the government organised by exiled military officers, the…
Ivory Coast’s leader heads ECOWAS
Ivory Coast’s president was named the new head of West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday at a summit in Abuja,…