Alassane Ouattara Declared President of Côte d’Ivoire

The provisional results of the Commission Electorale Indépendante in Côte d’Ivoire have been declared and Alassane Ouattara has taken the Presidency. He gave the following statement:

My dear compatriots, dear friends of Côte d’Ivoire,

The Independent Electoral Commission has proclaimed this day, the provisional results of the second round of the presidential election. I congratulate and salute the high sense of responsibility shown by the IEC.

I congratulate Prime Minister Guillaume Soro Kigbafori, for outstanding leadership throughout this crisis.

I extend my heartfelt thanks to the facilitator of the inter-Ivorian dialogue; His Excellency Blaise Compaore; President of Burkina Faso; the Secretary General of the UN and the international community for their important contribution to maintaining peace in our country.

I welcome the sense of duty shown by the forces of national defence and security. They deserve our gratitude. I urge them to continue their efforts to preserve a climate of peace.

Finally, I would like to spare a solemn thought for all victims of this protracted crises. Côte d’Ivoire will never forget.

World leaders welcomed the announcement of the IEC and urged Ivorians to maintain peace and stability.


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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa that covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast.

The July 2019 population estimate by the United Nations was 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed “Burkina Faso” on 4 August 1984 by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé, and its capital is Ouagadougou.

Due to French colonialism, the country’s official language of government and business is French, but this language is spoken by approximately only 10-15% of the population. There are 59 native languages spoken in Burkina, with the most common language, Moore, spoken by roughly 50% of Burkinabé.

The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the French Community and on 5 August 1960 it gained full independence.

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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d’Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a country located on the south coast of West Africa. Ivory Coast’s political capital is Yamoussoukro in the center of the country, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan.

It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south.

The official language of the republic is French, with local indigenous languages also being widely used that include Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has large populations of adherents of Christianity, Islam and various indigenous religions.

Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and achieved independence in 1960.

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