At least four people died Wednesday August 12 and Thursday August 13 in Côte d'Ivoire, in violence linked to the controversial candidacy of President Alassane Ouattara for a third term in the presidential election on October 31.
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An 18-year-old was killed Thursday in Bonoua (south-east, 50 km from Abidjan) during clashes between demonstrators and the police, announced AFP the mayor of the city, Jean-Paul Améthier. A security source and witnesses reported "at least three dead " in Daoukro (center), stronghold of the former head of state and presidential candidate Henri Konan Bédié, during clashes between his supporters on Wednesday. and young people in favor of Ouattara.
