Thousands of protesters have gathered in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan to demand the reinstatement on the electoral list of main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse, who was ...

Thousands protested in Abidjan after opposition leader Tidjane Thiam was barred from Ivory Coast's presidential race, ...

Parties led by former Credit Suisse AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam and ex-President Laurent Gbagbo agreed to form ...

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

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo saw an appeal rejected by the African Union's human rights court on Thursday, as ...

The two opposition parties excluded from the forthcoming presidential election in Ivory Coast have formed an alliance ...

The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime ...

A petition filed with the African Union Court on Human and Peoples' Rights by former president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro, who were seeking to overturn a ban on their ...

Côte d'Ivoire is preparing for a contentious presidential election in October as President Alassane Ouattara’s supporters ...

Côte d’Ivoire’s political scene is heating up ahead of Presidential elections slated for October. Courts have excluded three of the main opposition candidates amid rumours that President Alassane ...

Ivory Coast former trade minister Jean-Louis Billon said he is seeking to represent the opposition PDCI party in October's presidential election after former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam was ...

The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime ...