00:00Polls have opened in Ivory Coast, where the country is voting to elect its next leader.
00:06Long-time President Alessand Watara is seeking a fourth term.
00:11A win would extend his rule to almost two decades.
00:15Since taking office in 2011, Watara has overseen an economic reconstruction,
00:20with an annual growth rate of 6%, powered by a boom in cocoa, Ivory Coast's main export.
00:28Investments in the public sector and infrastructure have endeared him to his supporters.
00:34But more than a third of the population still lives in poverty, and jobs are scarce for young people.
00:40Four candidates are challenging Watara, including former First Lady Simone Bagbo.
00:47But two major candidates, Tijan Thiam and Laurent Bagbo, have been barred from standing,
00:52with authorities banning protests by their supporters in the lead-up to Saturday's election.
00:58Hundreds of people have been detained as the unrest raises the spectre of past electoral crises
01:04that killed at least 3,000 people in 2010 and 2011, and almost 100 in 2020.
01:128.7 million people are registered to vote.
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