Tag: Alassane Ouattara

IVORY COAST: Ex Leader Laurent Gbagbo Scheduled to return home on Thursday after ICC Aquittal

Published on June 15, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is scheduled to arrive home on Thursday after being cleared of crimes against humanity […]

Ex-warlord gets life sentence for Ivorian massacres

Published on April 16, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

A court in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan has handed down a life sentence to a former warlord, Amadé […]

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies

Published on March 11, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has died in a hospital in Germany, authorities say. Bakayoko, who was […]

Opposition demands ‘civil transition’ in Ivory Coast

Published on November 2, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

Opposition leaders in Ivory Coast are demanding a “civil transition”, following Saturday’s presidential poll that their parties boycotted. Pascal Affi […]

Ivory Coast opposition rejects electoral reforms

Published on October 23, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

Ivory Coast’s opposition has rejected the government’s plan to reform the electoral commission ahead of next week’s election It maintains […]

Ivory Coast council approves President Ouattara for third term bid

Published on September 15, 2020 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Council on Monday ruled that President Alassane Ouattara is eligible to run for a third term in the […]

France urged to intervene on Ivorian leader third term bid

Published on August 27, 2020 by FACE OF MALAWI

French President Emmanuel Macron has been urged to intervene on Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term […]

Ivory Coast president names new prime minister

Published on July 31, 2020 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has named Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister. Mr Bakayoko had acted as interim […]

Ivory Coast Prime Minister dies at 61

Published on July 9, 2020 by Face of Malawi

The Ivorian government has confirmed the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He died at the age of 61 […]

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Says He Will Not Stand in October 2020 Presidential election

Published on March 19, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not run in October’s election, ending months of speculation over […]

Ex- President Gbagbo acquitted at ICC court

Published on January 16, 2019 by Robert Ngwira

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with […]

Which African leaders are Twitter savvy?

Published on February 25, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

For some people, if you are not on the social networking site Twitter every other minute, you simply do not […]