Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ADO)

On 7 May came a trip to Abidjan to see Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara...

As President of the eight-country Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (UEMOA) West African monetary bloc Bazoum was liaising with fellow heads of state and particularly Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Dramane Ouattara...

Double-edgedBut it also poses awkward questions for establishment leaders such as Alassane Ouattara in Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria's Bola Ahmed Tinubu – both of whom saw their election victories in 2020 and 2023 mired in controversy...

CFA franc reform piloted by Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara is making progress...

Ever since the untimely deaths of president Alassane Ouattara's anointed successors Amadou Gon Coulibaly and Hamed Bakayoko (AC Vol 61 No 15 Quest for a new dauphin & Vol 62 No 6 Many shoes to fill) the RHDP has kicked the succession can down the road which has fuelled wild speculation and increased intra-party tensions...

By the time the final whistle blew at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium to signal the end of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) there was unanimous agreement that Côte d'Ivoire's had been the best edition of the tournament in living memory...

Battle for the bonds The announcement by Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara of plans to issue another Eurobond on the international markets later this month follows recent speculation that 2024 could see the return of sub-Saharan Africa sovereigns to the markets as global financing conditions improve and the hefty Africa borrowing premium possibly diminishes...

Côte d'IvoireCitizens decide in October 2025 whether President Alassane Ouattara should be given a fourth successive term – if he decides to run...

Although regularly touted as a potential next generation national leader he signalled no interest in returning to a political arena still dominated by incumbent president Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor and rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Bédié...

At the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Abuja the usually pacific President of Côte d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara described Bazoum's detention as a 'terrorist act'...