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Placide Konan, a 33-year-old slam poet in Abidjan, has turned his art into a form of resistance, voicing discontent over President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term in Ivory Coast’s upcoming election. Speaking with The Associated Press, Konan expressed frustration with what he sees as deepening hardship in a country praised for its economic…

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