Election Credibility Cost of a Booming African Economy
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara is likely to win the presidency again, after key opponents are barred.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara.
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The outcome of Ivory Coast’s presidential elections on Saturday won’t be much of a surprise. Yet doubts about the credibility of the contest may linger for years to come.