Ivory Coast goes to the polls as Ouattara seeks fourth term

Polls have opened in Ivory Coast where the country is voting to elect its next leader.

Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term that would extend his rule to almost two decades.

The election is the latest example of aging men continuing to hold power in Africa, the continent which boasts the youngest population in the world. Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, 81, and Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro…