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Melissa Chemam

Millions in Côte d'Ivoire head to polls after tense presidential campaign

A ballot paper at a polling station in Abobo, a suburb in Abidjan, during Côte d'Ivoire's last presidential election on 31 October 2020. © AFP - ISSOUF SANOGO

Ivorians are heading to the polls on Saturday in one of the most watched presidential elections in West Africa. Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is seeking to defeat four other candidates to secure a fourth term – though key opposition figures are not on the ballot.

Nearly 8.7 million voters are expected to elect the next president of Côte d'Ivoire, a country of 32 million and the region's most dynamic economy.

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