Paris, Oct 25, 2025 (AFP) - Five things to know about Ivory Coast as it goes to polls

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The Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer and a centre of growth and stability in west Africa, goes to the polls on Saturday with President Alassane Ouattara expected to win a fourth term. Here are five things to know about the former French colony. - From stability to crisis - Ivory Coast, bordered by the Atlantic, gained independence from France in 1960. It saw three decades of stability and prosperity under its first president, Felix......

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