Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ADO)

Regional presidents with the hawkish Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea's Alpha Condé in the lead started out by demanding IBK's return backed by draconian sanctions the closure of all borders and the suspension of all trade links...

That the Commission électorale indépendante (CEI) would clear President Alassane Ouattara to stand for a third term – as happened on 24 August – was never in doubt despite the questions about its legality that have dominated public debate...

It was said to be influenced by Alpha Condé and Alassane Ouattara the Presidents of Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire who are both standing for constitutionally questionable re-elections to third terms this year...

The decision by President Alassane Dramane Ouattara to tear up his promise to make way for a new generation of leaders is a gamble that risks dividing the ruling party and energising the opposition...

On 23 July a procession of regional heads of state gathered in Bamako: President Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria) Mahamadou Issoufou (Niger) Nana Akufo-Addo (Ghana) Alassane Ouattara (Côte d'Ivoire) and Macky Sall (Senegal)...

It was only in March that President Alassane Ouattara after finally giving up the idea of standing for a third term of office effectively anointed the uncharismatic Gon Coulibaly to succeed him as presidential candidate for the ruling Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour le Développement et la Paix (RHDP – AC Vol 61 No 12 Affairs of state and of the heart)...

The Ivorian political mainstream has been conspicuously silent on the Kafolo attack and political observers find President Alassane Ouattara's silence puzzling...

Still convalescing in France after the fitting of a heart stent the prime minister is President Alassane Ouattara's hand-picked successor but could struggle to enthuse voters in regions outside his northern base...

It comes at a bad moment for President Alassane Ouattara and the governing Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la démocratie et la paix (RHDP) as their candidate in the presidential elections due in October – Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly – is resting in Paris after cardiac treatment...

The choice of such a replacement could be made by President Alassane Ouattara but the party may opt for a primary contest because of its value in uniting the party's various strands around the victor...

Condé first sought to reconcile with Steinmetz sources in Guinea told Africa Confidential after seeking advice from President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire...