Ivory Coast's Ouattara may seek a fourth term

Significance Demands include revised voter lists and assurances of an independent electoral commission. This comes as President Alassane Ouattara is increasingly suspected of harbouring ambitions to run for a fourth term in office. Impacts The government may increase public spending ahead of the 2025 polls. Regional norms against unconstitutional changes of government and other governance problems are likely to weaken further. Jihadist expansion in Burkina Faso could re-ignite insecurity in northern Ivory Coast.