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Ivory Coast's Ouattara re-elected

Fred Muvunyni October 28, 2015

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has been returned to power in a landslide election victory. The ex-IMF official has been credited with reviving the economy but some accuse him of creeeping authoritarianism.

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Elfenbeinküste Präsidentschaftswahl Alassane Ouattara
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Vote-counting preparations by the electoral commission. Photo: REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

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