Alassane Ouattara

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. ... The government of President Alassane Ouattara has its human rights problems , but it has promoted rights abroad by supporting the International ...

Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has commended Zimbabwe for the smooth transition it undertook saying the peaceful move had done Africa proud. President Ouattara made the remarks after meeting President Mnangagwa at the Presidential Palace here yesterday. The peaceful transition saw ...

To compete at the accelerated pace of technological innovations and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Africa has to put in more money into training its people and equipping them with the skills they need for the jobs of the future, Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank, has said. He also called on ...

Added 25th March 2018 07:02 AM. President Alassane Ouattara will appoint a further 33 senators. Vote 703x422. President Alassane Ouattara will appoint a further 33 senators. PIC: The opposition had called for a reform of the commission and for all votes to be postponed. (Credit: AFP). VOTE | POLITICS. IVORY COAST ...

Watched by an election observer, a man casts his vote in Abidjan's Cocody district in senatorial elections, which opposition leaders say will simply shore up the President Alassane Ouattara. (AFP). Ivorians voted for a new senate on Saturday in a poll likely to shore up President Alassane Ouattara's grip on ...

For decades, Ivory Coast largely neglected its mining potential in favour of developing its agricultural commodities sector. It is the world's leading cocoa producer, said Reuters. Since assuming office, Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has sought to diversify its economy, including passing one of ...

Some 3,000 people were killed in post-election violence after Laurent Gbagbo, in power since 2000, refused to concede defeat to Alassane Ouattara in the December 2010 presidential election. Ouattara, who had headed a rebellion that controlled the north of the country since 2002, has been the country's ...