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A close ally of Ouattara, he was appointed as prime minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany at 56

IVORYCOAST-BAKAYOKO/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany at 56

The Globe and Mail Ange Aboa Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in southwestern Germany, two days after his 56th birthday, the government said on Wednesday. A former media executive who turned to politics, Bakayoko acted a...

3 Min Read ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast voted on Saturday in a legislative election, with President Alassane Ouattara’s allies facing a combined challenge from opposition parties led by two of his predecessors. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The poll comes only months after Ouattara won a third term in an election marred by unrest that killed at least 85 people, the country’s worst violence since a 2010-2011 civil war. After boycotting the presidential election in October to protest Ouattara’s decision to seek a third term, the parties of former presidents Henri Konan Bedie and Laurent Gbagb...