I.Coast parties nominate former president, ex-PM for election

Ivory Coast ex-president Henri Konan Bedie and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro were officially nominated on the weekend as the candidates of their opposition parties for next month’s tense presidential election. The vote in the country with a recent history of post-election violence has turned volatile after President Alassane Ouattara’s handpicked successor died unexpectedly, prompting … Continue reading I.Coast parties nominate former president, ex-PM for election