Tensions are rising in the country ahead of October polls, with many wary of a repeat of election violence seen in 2011.

Ivory Coast's two main opposition parties on Thursday announced a common front to demand that their leaders, banned from ...

Côte d'Ivoire is preparing for a contentious presidential election in October as President Alassane Ouattara's supporters rally for his likely re-election bid. Meanwhile, opposition groups are ...

Laurent Gbagbo’s PPA-CI and Tidjane Thiam’s PDCI have joined forces to challenge what they call a rigged Ivorian presidential election process. Both leaders remain banned from the electoral list.