Ivory Coast President Wins Third Term in Disputed Vote

Electoral officials said Alassane Ouattara won Saturday's vote in a landslide but his opponents boycotted the election after he defied constitutional term limits.
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With Elections Ahead, Some African Presidents Try Engineering Results

Presidential elections are scheduled soon in at least 10 African countries. Many incumbents are changing constitutions and bending rules to ensure they stay in power.
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Migrant Boy Dies After Confinement on Italian Quarantine Ship

The 15-year-old from Ivory Coast died in a hospital after being evacuated from one of the cruise ships where Italian authorities are keeping migrants as part of efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19.
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Ivory Coast Prime Minister Dies After Cabinet Meeting

Amadou Gon Coulibaly had just returned to the West African country from France, where he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition.
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Terrorism Threat in West Africa Soars as U.S. Weighs Troop Cuts

The Pentagon and the State Department are sending mixed messages about reducing America's presence in a region bloodied by terrorist violence.
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