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Country Name Cote d'Ivoire

Note: Pronounced coat-div-whar
Full Country Name Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Local - Long Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
Local - Short Cote d'Ivoire
Former Name Ivory Coast
Etymology- history of name Name reflects the intense ivory trade that took place in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries
Government Type Presidential Republic
Capital Name Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated economic capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
Capital - geographic coordinate 6 49 N, 5 16 W
Capital Time Difference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence 7 August 1960 (from France)
National Holiday Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
Constitution History: Previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016

Amendments: Proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of drafts or proposals requires an absolute majority vote by the parliamentary membership; passage of amendments affecting presidential elections, the presidential term of office, and vacancies, and amendment procedures requires approval by an absolute majority in a referendum; passage of other proposals by the president requires at least four-fifths majority vote by Parliament; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of the state and its republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2020

Cote d’Ivoire Capital City Map

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Cote d’Ivoire Government and Politics

Who is the president of Cote d’Ivoire?

Executive Branch: Chief of State: President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet KONE (since 19 April 2022); note - Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet KONE appointed by President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA before a Congressional meeting on 19 April 2022

Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Beujre MAMBE (since 16 October 2023)

Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Elections/Appointments: President directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term; election last held on 31 October 2020 (next to be held in 2025); vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president; note – because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution in 2016, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms

Election Results:

2020: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 94.3%, Kouadio Konan BERTIN (PDCI-RDA) 2.0%, other 3.7%

2015: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (FPI) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1%
Citizenship Criteria: Citizenship by birth: No

Citizenship by descent only: At least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire

Dual citizenship recognized: No

Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal System: Civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch: Description: Bicameral Parliament consists of:

Senate or Senat (99 seats; 66 members indirectly elected by the National Assembly and members of municipal, autonomous districts, and regional councils, and 33 members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)

National Assembly (255 seats - 254 for 2021-2026 term; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)

Elections:

Senate - last held on 16 September 2023 (next to be held in September 2028)

National Assembly - last held on 6 March 2021 (next to be held on 31 March 2026)

Election Results:

Senate - percent by party/coalition NA; seats by party/coalition - RHDP 56, PDCI-RDA 6, independent 2, vacant 2; composition - men 54, women 10, percent of women 15.6% (2 seats vacant); note - 33 members appointed; RHDP 25, independent 8

National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - RHDP 49.2%, PDCI-RRA-EDS 16.5%, DPIC 6%, TTB 2.1%, IPF 2%, other 24.2%; seats by party/coalition - RHDP, 137, PDCI-RRA-EDS 50, DPIC 23, EDS 8, TTB 8, IPF 2, independent 26, vacant 1; composition as of January 2024 - men 220, women 34, percent of women 13.4%; note - total Parliament percent of women 12.4%
Judicial Branch: Highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)

Judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life

Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts
Regions or States: 12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan
Political Parties and Leaders: African Peoples' Party-Cote d'Ivoire or PPA-CI [Laurent GBAGBO]

Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE]

Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN]

Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY]

Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA]

Pan-African Congress for People's Justice and Equality or COJEP [Charles BLE GOUDE]

Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP [Alassane Dramane OUATTARA]

Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Henriette DIABATE]

Together for Democracy and Sovereignty or EDS [Georges Armand OUEGNIN]

Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI,and allies) [Toikeuse MABRI]

Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONAN]

Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Albert Toikeusse MABRI]
International Law Organization Participation: Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International Organization Participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US: Chief of Mission: Ambassador Ibrahima TOURE (since 13 January 2022)

Chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300

FAX: [1] (202) 462-9444

Email address and website:

info@ambacidc.org

Ambassade de Cote D’ivoire aux USA (ambaciusa.org)
Diplomatic Representation from US: Chief of Mission: Ambassador Jessica Davis BA (since 2 March 2023)

Embassy: B.P. 730 Abidjan Cidex 03

Mailing address: 2010 Abidjan Place, Washington DC 20521-2010

Telephone: [225] 27-22-49-40-00

FAX: [225] 27-22-49-43-23

Email address and website:

AbjAmCit@state.gov

https://ci.usembassy.gov/
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