Ivory Coast prime minister Coulibaly dies

Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast’s ruling party, died on Wednesday only days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he previously had undergone a heart transplant. Coulibaly’s death throws the coming presidential election into disarray, raising concerns about who now will represent the party of President Alassane Ouattara, who is required to step down after his second term. Coulibaly’s death was announced on national television, and the president issued a statement calling him “my younger brother, my son”, and his closest political ally for 30 years.