President Macron to ‘meet Ivorian leader Ouattara’ amid poll row

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday meet his Ivory Coast counterpart Alassane Ouattara in Paris, the AFP agency reports quoting a source in the French presidency.

Mr Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term as president in October’s election has sparked tension and protests in the country.

He had initially ruled out running for re-election, but reconsidered following the death of his preferred successor Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who had been nominated by the ruling party.

His opponents say a third-term bid is unconstitutional.

Source: bbc