Ivory Coast’s ruling party will seek to consolidate its grip on power

Ivorian ruling party looks to cement control in legislative vote

Politics Mar 07
Ivory Coast’s ruling party will seek to consolidate its grip on power in a parliamentary vote on Saturday, five months after President Alassane Ouattara secured a third term in a vote the main opposition boycotted.
Activists want President Salva Kiir, pictured, to replace two male governors with women
Ruling party sued for locking out women from top posts
Politics Oct 10
A group of activists in South Sudan have taken the ruling party, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), to the Supreme Court for what they call a “violation” of women’s constitutional rights.