Ouattara will run for a fourth term as president of the Ivory Coast in October

Alassane Ouattara, the president of Ivory Coast, announced on Tuesday that he will seek a fourth term in the October 25 presidential election of the West African country.

In 2020, the 83-year-old Ouattara was re-elected for a contentious third term. He has expressed his desire to resign in the past.

He did, however, indicate in January that he intended to remain president.

“The constitution of our country allows me to serve another term, and my health permits it,” Ouattara, who was elected president of the world’s leading cocoa-producing country for the first time in 2010, stated in a video statement posted on his X account.

“I am running for office because our country is facing unprecedented security, economic, and monetary challenges that require experience to manage,” he stated.

He explained his decision to renounce his former pledge to not run for reelection by saying, “Duty sometimes transcends a promise that was made in good faith.”

“This is why after thoughtful consideration, and in all conscience, I’m announcing today that I’ve decided to be a candidate in the presidential election of 25 October 2025,” Ouattara stated.