Voters in Ivory Coast began casting their ballots in local elections Sunday, amid high tensions following a boycott of the polls by the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

They are the first local elections in more than a decade in French-speaking West Africa’s largest economy and the first time the government has organized a vote since a disputed presidential contest in 2010 plunged the country into violence.

Almost 700 candidates are running for municipal seats, with an … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict