Nicolas Négoce

Authorities say the reforms are necessary - but opponents say they will lengthen the president’s rule.

A victory for the ruling party gives the president a strong mandate to implement promised reforms.

Critics say women's bodies should not be policed in the name of cultural pride.

Ouattara is the poll's frontrunner as numerous major challengers have been banned from running.

Alain Faso, a pro-junta activist from Burkina Faso, died while in custody in Ivory Coast.

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.

Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a "tyrant" and "an enemy of Mali".

Yameogo Aminata says her four sons were slaughtered and her daughter is missing.

The new law imposes a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and criminalises the "promotion" of same-sex relations.

The West African country's junta accused the former colonial power of undermining its national interests.