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…