Elections and Electoral Violence in Côte d'Ivoire: ECOWAS's Efforts towards Stability – ACCORD
Share on email Recent electoral dynamics and violence in Côte d'Ivoire challenges ECOWAS to reinforce its efforts in the country. Introduction Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election on 31 October 2020 marked the fifth presidential election held in the country since the death of the “ pere foundateur de la nation” (father of the nation), Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in 1993. The election was held in a tense political and volatile security atmosphere, driven by opposition protests against President Alassane Ouattara’s third-term candidacy, which was a breach of the 2016 constit...
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