Ivory Coast’s president says will seek fourth term in office | Elections News

Alassane Ouattara, 83, announced the plan after changing the constitution to remove presidential term limits.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, as tensions rise over the exclusion of many heavyweight opposition candidates.

Earlier, he had been officially nominated by his ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) party as its candidate, but had not yet said if he would contest the October 25…