{"id":22895,"date":"2026-01-26T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/ivory-coast-power-shift-signals-rise-of-political-dynasty\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:33:48","slug":"ivory-coast-power-shift-signals-rise-of-political-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/ivory-coast-power-shift-signals-rise-of-political-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ivory Coast power shift signals rise of political dynasty\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African Political Analyst Mighty Jamie has raised concerns over a recent cabinet reshuffle in Ivory Coast, describing it as a \u201cconsolidation of power\u201d that signals the growing influence of a political dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Rise and Shine, Jamie highlighted the appointment of President Alassane Ouattara\u2019s brother, Tene Birahima Ouattara, as Deputy Prime Minister while he continues to hold the defence portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis move is more than just a reshuffle, it\u2019s a clear effort to control key levers of power and oversight, particularly the military,\u201d Jamie said, warning that such arrangements risk undermining democratic governance and institutional accountability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most Ministers retained their posts following the December elections, in which Ouattara\u2019s party won a strong parliamentary majority. Jamie noted that while continuity might appear stabilising, concentrating defence and executive authority within the President\u2019s family raises questions about checks and balances and the long-term trajectory of Ivorian democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22896,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-22895","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Political Analyst Mighty Jamie has raised concerns over a recent cabinet reshuffle in Ivory Coast, describing it as a \u201cconsolidation of power\u201d","published_date":"2026-01-26 10:56:48","news_description":"Political Analyst Mighty Jamie has raised concerns over a recent cabinet reshuffle in Ivory Coast, describing it as a \u201cconsolidation of power\u201d","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/22895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/22895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26039,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/22895\/revisions\/26039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=22895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}