Ivory Coast's Ouattara may seek a fourth term

Significance

Demands include revised voter lists and assurances of an independent electoral commission. This comes as President Alassane Ouattara is increasingly suspected of harbouring ambitions to run for a fourth term in office.

Impacts

• The government may increase public spending ahead of the 2025 polls.
• Regional norms against unconstitutional changes of government and other governance problems are likely to weaken further.
• Jihadist expansion in Burkina Faso could re-ignite insecurity in northern Ivory Coast.