For the Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire, PDCI), the local elections on 2 September came with an added challenge: a month earlier, its emblematic leader Henri ...

Tidjane Thiam has announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), due, in his words, to the "judicial harassment" he is facing, ...

According to a statement released by the former president's PDCI-RDA party, it was "deeply saddened to announce the sudden death" of Bédié in hospital in Abidjan on Tuesday. Following news of Bédié's ...

Bedie’s PDCI-RDA political party celebrated the 86-year-old former president with hopes he will unseat President Alassane Ouattara, who has sparked controversy by standing for a third term. He and ...

Young activists from the Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) are increasingly unhappy with their seniors. “Are activists only there to pay dues and hold meetings? Is the youth only good for ...

As if Henri Konan Bédié had almost escaped his human condition, few expected the 89-year-old's death on Tuesday, August 1. The former president of Côte d'Ivoire, who ruled between 1993 and 1999, was ...

Former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam has been chosen to lead a broad coalition of Ivory Coast opposition parties ahead of presidential elections in October. The 62-year old’s ...

Violence and arrests over the weekend have deepened political tensions in Côte d'Ivoire, after opposition supporters took to the streets to protest President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a ...