COTE D’IVOIRE: President Ouattara moves swiftly to consolidate his legacy
After ruling out a third term for himself and announcing a raft of – mostly limited – constitutional changes on 5 March, President Alassane Ouattara and his Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) moved quickly to keep up the political momentum. On 12 March, Prime M… Become a member to read the rest of […]
COTE D’IVOIRE: Ouattara rules out a third term, but builds in a back door
During his state-of-the-nation speech on 5 March, President Alassane Ouattara ended months of speculation by announcing that he does not intend to run in the presidential election scheduled for 31 October. The announcement appears to remove a key political risk associated with th… Become a member to read the rest of this article