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A number of thousand flee the Ivory Coast for concern of violence after the election, says the UN

Hundreds of individuals have fled to neighboring West African international locations from Côte d'Ivoire for concern of extra violence following a presidential election there marred by lethal unrest, the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated on Tuesday. The UN refugee company warned that violence and tensions surrounding Saturday's elections, which led President Alassane Ouattara right into a controversial third time period, had prompted greater than 3,200 individuals to hunt…

Ivory Coast President Ouattara makes a sniper, the opposition cries foul

Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally received a 3rd time period with 94.27% of the vote, the Electoral Fee introduced early on Tuesday, following a bitter election that triggered lethal violence and was boycotted by opposition voters. "Thus elected President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara," introduced Kuibiert-Coulibaly Ibrahime, Head of the Electoral Fee. He stated the ultimate turnout for the October 31 election was 53.90%. The outcomes have to be validated by the nation's…

The UFDG maintains pressure on the streets to challenge the presidential election

In Guinea, the unsuccessful candidates for the presidential election on October 18, in the first round of outgoing President Alpha Condé, won, according to the preliminary results of Ceni, until Sunday night to lodge their appeal to the Constitutional Court. The institution was to rule before the end of the week by announcing the final results or canceling the vote. Until then, the UFDG, the largest…

President Ouattara re-elected for a third term

According to the results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission on Monday night, Alassane Ouattara obtained 94.27% of the vote. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced the preliminary full results of the presidential election on Saturday, October 31, Monday night. Alassane Ouattara wins with 94.27% of…