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3 peacekeepers killed, 6 wounded by attack in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Three United Nations peacekeepers died and six more were wounded Wednesday in northern Mali hours before the U.N.’s top official in the country expressed cautious optimism that a new roadmap would lead the turbulent West African nation to elections in March 2022.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

3 peacekeepers killed, 6 wounded by attack in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Three United Nations peacekeepers died and six more were wounded Wednesday in northern Mali hours before the U.N.’s top official in the country expressed cautious optimism that a new roadmap would lead the turbulent West African nation to elections in March 2022.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ivory Coast President Ouattara inaugurated for third term

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated Monday for a third term in office amid ongoing outcries from opposition parties.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ivory Coast ex-president plans to return home from exile

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo plans to return to his home country after his passport was returned following his acquittal at The Hague last year, his lawyer said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ivory Coast president meets opposition leader amid tensions

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast opposition leader Henri Konan Bedie met with President Alassane Ouattara Wednesday after contesting his re-election to a third term in an effort to start a dialogue to avoid a crisis in the West African nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivory Coast authorities arrest top opposition figure

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast have arrested opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan as part of a growing crackdown on those who challenged the president's re-election to a third term, opposition party officials said Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivory Coast's Soro calls on military to disobey president

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Prominent dissident Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister who was blocked from running in Ivory Coast's presidential election, called Wednesday on the country's military to disobey President Alassane Ouattara after he was allowed to win a controversial third term.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivory Coast's Ouattara wins 3rd term, amid rising tensions

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Security forces in Ivory Coast dispersed opposition supporters with tear gas while protesters erected barricades in the streets Tuesday after President Alassane Ouattara was declared the winner of a controversial third term.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivory Coast electoral commission says Ouattara wins 3rd term

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara has overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election and called his candidacy illegal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivory Coast votes for president amid opposition boycott

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Tens of thousands of security forces deployed across Ivory Coast on Saturday as the leading opposition parties boycotted the country's presidential election, calling incumbent Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term illegal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Ivorian opposition presidential candidate's home burned down

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Assailants burned down the home of a leading opposition presidential candidate in eastern Ivory Coast while one of his party's offices came under attack elsewhere, witnesses said Sunday amid rising tensions two weeks before the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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