Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara signals run for fourth term

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara arrives to attend the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on October 5, 2024.

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Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would like to continue serving his country as president but emphasised that his party had not yet made a formal decision on its candidate for this year's election.

Ouattara, 83, was re-elected for a contested third term in 2020.