Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

E lections in Ivory Coast have a tendency to turn bloody. Disputes over the result of the presidential election in 2000 were ...

Thiam has since given up his French nationality, but the court stated he should be removed from the electoral roll because he ...

Catherine Byaruhanga, presenter and correspondent for the BBC News Channel, speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the main opposition leader in the Ivory Coast.

Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give up his place on the presidential ballot without a fight.

Tidjane Thiam, leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has been removed from the electoral list ahead of the October ...

Tidjane Thiam’s shock removal from Côte d’Ivoire’s electoral roll likely ends his presidential bid, shaking up October’s ...

Former Credit Suisse chief executive Tidjane Thiam has been removed from Ivory Coast’s electoral register by a court, according to his lawyer, in a ruling that could end his bid to run for president ...

Ivory Coast opposition leader Tidjane Thiam said on Wednesday he would fight on to run in the West African nation's presidential election due in October despite having been removed from the electoral ...

Thousands of Tidjane Thiam's supporters protested in Abidjan against his exclusion from Ivory Coast's presidential vote due to a nationality dispute. The court argued Thiam lost Ivorian ...

Tidjane Thiam, says he is “absolutely determined to run for president” and to be elected to the highest office as the polls gave him a clear lead over Alassane Ouattara.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse, is not eligible to run for president because of his dual Ivorian-French ...