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Chickens are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015. Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West Africa. The case was discovered on a farm in the village of Modeste, about 15 km (nine miles) east of the commercial capital Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - GF10000174236
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara walks after his inauguration ceremony in Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office for a controversial third term on Monday, urging the opposition to help “defuse tensions” ahead of general elections early next year.
The solemn ceremony was attended by 13 African counterparts as well as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy but boycotted by the opposition, as was the election that returned Ouattara to power.
“I ask all political parties to seize this new opportunity… to defuse tensions through dialogue,” the 78-year-old president said. x
He had said earlier that he asked his prime minister, Hamed Bakayoko, to “resume discussions” with the opposition, which continues to contest the legitimacy of the October 31 election.
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara walks after his inauguration ceremony in Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office for a controversial third term on Monday, urging the opposition to help “defuse tensions” ahead of general elections early next year.
The solemn ceremony was attended by 13 African counterparts as well as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy but boycotted by the opposition, as was the election that returned Ouattara to power.
“I ask all political parties to seize this new opportunity… to defuse tensions through dialogue,” the 78-year-old president said.
He had said earlier that he asked his prime minister, Hamed Bakayoko, to “resume discussions” with the opposition, which continues to contest the legitimacy of the October 31 election.