Cote d’Ivoire: Why Côte d’Ivoire’s Election Could Be More Complex Than It Seems

Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote – but no candidates from the country’s two main opposition parties. While analysts say the run-up has so far been peaceful, some fear that young voters in particular are disengaging from politics, in response to previous election violence.

Ouattara, 83, has been in power since 2011 and changed the constitution in 2016 to remove…