Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Ouattara is sworn in for a fourth term

President Alassane Ouattara of the Ivory Coast was inaugurated Monday morning for his fourth five-year term in office, following an October election marked by low turnout and a crackdown on dissent.

The inauguration was attended by several regional heads of state, including from Mauritania, Liberia, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal and Gabon.

After taking the oath, Ouattara several times boasted of the progress the country has made since he took…