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Ivory Coast president urges peace as he files candidacy for elections
Clashes broke out after Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, after initially saying he would not stand again, changed his mind following the sudden death of prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, his anointed successor.
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Ivory Coast former president, ex-rebel rejected in election bid - official
President Alassane Ouattara's decision to contest a third term in October has already triggered outrage among opposition and civil society groups, who labelled it a "coup" that risked triggering chaos.
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Ivory Coast sets presidential poll for 31 October
Official campaigning will start on 15 October and end on 29 October according to a decree adopted by the cabinet, confirming the timetable authorities have been trailing for months.
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6 dead in clashes as Ivory Coast leader seeks reelection
Four people had died in two days of clashes in the central town of Daoukro and the southern town of Bonoua on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Ivory Coast police disperse protests against president's third term bid
There have been sporadic protests in the West African nation since last week when President Alassane Ouattara went back on an earlier pledge and said he would run in the 31 October election.
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Outrage over Ivory Coast president's third term bid
President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday that he would run after all, citing 'a case of force majeure' after the death of his ruling RHDP party's candidate Amadou Gon Coulibaly 'left a void'.
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Ivory Coast's Soro says he remains presidential candidate despite warrant
Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor issued the warrant for Soro on 23 December as part of an investigation into an alleged coup plot. He denies any wrongdoing. Elections are due in October.
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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara slims down govt in modest reshuffle
Adama Kone and Abdourahmane Cisse, finance and budget ministers respectively, held onto their jobs.
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Ivory Coast’s president dismisses heads of army, police, gendarmes
Ouattara dismissed the heads of the army, police and gendarmes on Monday after a two-day military mutiny.
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Streets of Ivory Coast cities calm after soldier mutiny
The mutiny began early on Friday when rogue soldiers demanding bonus pay seized Bouake.
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Violence & low turnout in Ivory Coast's constitutional referendum
Elections worker Nandi Bamba was preparing to open the voting when a group of young men attacked her.
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Ivory Coast votes in 1st post-war presidential poll
A peaceful election would reassure the investors flooding into the country, the world’s top cocoa grower.
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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara to push for new constitution if re-elected
Ouattara says he is determined to remove the nationalist bias from the constitution.
