The popular hit Coup du marteau (Hammer Blow) by Ivorian rapper Tam Paiya and featuring Team Paiya has become the unofficial anthem for his RHDP party with former prime ministers, ministers, MPs and other influential backers often seen dancing to it with energy.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Years after she was holed up in a bunker alongside her then-husband and president who had refused to step down following an election loss, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is seeking to return to the presidential palace in Ivory Coast 's election this week in what analysts say is an unlikely comeback.

Ivory Coast is holding a presidential election with Alassane Ouattara seeking a fourth term. The election highlights generational tensions, with young Ivorians eager for political change amid skepticism about the older political elite.