Tag Archives: How Alassane Ouattara has stunned West Africa by deciding to give up on presidency

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has stunned his critics by announcing that he will not run for a third term, putting pressure on other regional leaders to follow his example, writes the BBC Newsday’s James Copnall from the main city, Abidjan. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: an African politician comes to power, likes his time in office, ...

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