ABIDJAN: Alassane Ouattara looked likely to secure a fourth term as Ivory Coast president when final results are released Monday, with early tallies pointing to a landslide victory in a race from which two major rivals had been banned.Ouattara, 83, has led the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse.Official results from some of Ouattara’s northern strongholds showed him winning upwards of 90 percent of the vote with turnout close to 100 percent.The final results are expected Monday at 1100 GMT, according to the ele

Civil society and opposition urge shutdowns and boycotts as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in presidential polls.

Tensions are mounting over President Ouattara's decision to run for a fourth term and a ban on opposition candidates.