By Iddi Yire
Accra, Dec. 9, GNA – Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday, December 8, for a new five-year term.
The 83-year-old, was reelected with 89.77 per cent of the total valid votes cast in the October 25, 2025 election, in which many leading opposition figures were disqualified from contesting.
The inaugural ceremony, which was held at the Ivorian Presidential Palace in Abidjan, was attended by 11 African leaders, including President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana.
Also in attendance was Ghana’s former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
President Ouattara, who has led the Ivory Coast since a violently disputed election in 2010, in his inaugural speech, pledged to “loyally defend the constitution”.
He reiterated that his new term would be one of a generational transmission.
“This term will be one of generational transmission; it will be, for our nation and me, an act of responsibility and political maturity,” President Ouattara said.
GNA
Edited by Christian Akorlie