Voters in Ivory Coast solid ballots Saturday to elect a brand new chief as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth time period, whereas his key contenders have been barred from the race. The election is the most recent instance of growing older males persevering with to carry energy in Africa, which boasts the youngest inhabitants on the planet. Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, 81, and Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Mbasogo, 83, are another older African leaders nonetheless in energy.
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