Tagged: Ivory Coast
Conrad Omodiagbe
The Ivory Coast Presidential Race Just Revved Up
As Ivory Coast prepares for presidential elections scheduled to hold in October this year, former president Henri Konan Bedie has announced his intention to run for office again, after holding on to the presidential seat from 1993 -1999. With several other candidates already in the ring, Bedie’s announcement shakes t the Ivorian presidential race. Announcing […]
Farida Adamu
Ivory Coast: Ex-President Gbagbo is Coming Home
Former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo was acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in January last year after seven years in custody for the violence that followed the 2010 presidential election which he lost. Some 3000 people were killed in that post-electoral violence. He was charged alongside Charles Blé Goudé, his former minister for sports and […]
Staff Writer
Former Ivorian Footballer, Bonaventure Kalou, elected mayor in Municipal Election
Former Ivorian international footballer, Bonaventure Kalou, has been elected the Mayor of Vavoua, a city located in the central part of the country. The former Paris Saint-Germain player was elected during last Saturday’s municipal elections in the country, where he ran as an independent candidate. “I have a feeling of pride and I have an […]