Ivory Coast's Election: Power Struggles Amid Economic and Youth Unrest
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Ivory Coast's upcoming presidential election features incumbent Alassane Ouattara facing strong competition from candidates including Simone Gbagbo, Jean-Louis Billon, Henriette Lagou Adjoua, and Ahoua Don Mello, amid concerns over political stability, past violence, and regional loyalties, with issues of democracy, economic progress, and foreign relations also at the forefront.
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- Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term AP News
- Ivory Coast: In Abidjan’s bustling neighbourhood of Abobo, ‘it’s Alassane or nothing’ France 24
- Ivory Coast's Mining Boom Faces Test as Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term U.S. News & World Report
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