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Ivorian President Ouattara to run for third term

The president's decision is likely to spark criticism as the country has a two-term presidential limit.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has said he will run for a third term in October's general elections.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed two special envoys to neighbouring Zimbabwe where a crisis is spiralling over alleged government corruption and economic mismanagement.

As part of our series on Africa’s greatest Olympians, we hear from South Sudanese athlete Yiech Pur Biel who fled his country as a child and competed in the 800 metres during the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

(Photo: Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara. Credit: Getty Images)

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