Ivory Coast Politics

Disappeared eight months after his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the Ivorian prime minister, was buried on Friday 19 March in Séguéla. It is in his hometown in the northwest Ivory Coast that Hamed Bakayoko's remains after Friday prayers in the mosque will be buried."Goodbye Hambak!" Morning fraternity, government newspaper on the front page, which in an archive photo, Hamed Bakayoko, hands joined, walks on the red carpet…

Côte d'Ivoire is still mourning the death of Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer in Germany on March 10. This Wednesday, the late Prime Minister will receive the nation's solemn tribute to the presidency. The rest will take place at the Anyama Stadium in the northern part of Abidjan with tributes from his party RHDP and politicians who want it. Finally, artists and young people have the opportunity to…

In a few weeks, the new deputies will enter the assembly. While many are extroverted, many will enter the hall for the first time. Or who returns there after a long absence. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoAmong the new ones, of course, are many from the pro-Gbagbo ranks, who per. Definition has no outbound. Thus,…

A first page in black and white for L'Intelligent in Abidjan with the headline: “A great son of Côte d'Ivoire died yesterday; a terrible blow to the Ivorians and to President Ouattara. ”Black also on the front page of Fraternité Matin: "Hamed Bakayoko, alas ..." Abidjan sighs daily. With this comment, ”he began as prime minister, restoring the thread in a fruitful dialogue with the opposition. (Again) unfortunately ... He…

After a three-day wait, the result of the legislative election fell on March 6 on Tuesday. The Electoral Commission therefore announced the victory of the ruling party, the RHDP (Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la democratie et la paix), which therefore retains its majority. The opposition now represents 36% of the seats, while those close to Laurent Gbagbo returned after 10 years of absence.…

"If the presidential party retains its absolute majority in the National Assembly, pro-Gbagbo has shown that they remain one of the most important political forces in the country," he noted. The young Africa. (…) Of the 254 alternate seats at stake, Alassane Ouattara won the RHDP 137 and therefore obtained an absolute majority (results which are still preliminary as they have not yet been validated by the Constitutional…

The Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday afternoon officially announced all the scores for last Saturday's vote in Côte d'Ivoire. At the national level, the majority goes to the ruling party, the RHDP. The Yopougon municipality, considered the base of former President Laurent Gbagbo's FPI, was in the hands of the presidential party, but it fell into opposition.…

Ivorians now know the face of their new National Assembly, which stems from the legislative election on Saturday, March 6, in which almost all the political forces had participated in peace. After two days of rolling out the results, the country is set this time. With our special correspondent in Abidjan, Francois MazetSo it is…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the two opponents Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Albert Toikeusse Mabri are wanted by the courts for their participation in the creation of a "National Transitional Council" on 2 November. Acts constituting an attack and a conspiracy against state authority, the prosecutor explained to the press on Friday, November 6th.…

Standoff continues in Côte d'Ivoire. The homes of key opponents condemning the re-election of Alassane Ouattara are still surrounded by police since the opposition announced it intends to set up a National Transitional Council. The RHDP, the ruling party, claims that the opposition has committed an "act of rebellion" that undermines the security of the state.…