In Ivory Coast as elsewhere in Africa, spontaneous change in favour of younger, brasher leaders is a most unlikely scenario. Three-quarters of Ivory Coast's fast-growing population are under 35 years old -- the average age is just 19. [Reuters]In daily life in Ivory Coast, many conversations about politics have this phrase, or a variation of it: "Why bother to vote? In Ivory Coast, poverty, which afflicts nearly 40 percent of the 25 million people, provides a deep well of disillusionment. But, in Ivory Coast as elsewhere in Africa, spontaneous change in favour of younger, brasher leaders is a most unlikely scenario.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2020 11:37 UTC