Three months before Ivory Coast’s presidential election, long-standing leader Alassane Ouattara has announced he will be standing for a fourth term in office, ending months of speculation.

“I am a candidate because I want our beloved Côte d’Ivoire to continue to remain a prosperous country, in peace and security,” he said in a televised address on Tuesday.

The 83-year-old president said both his health and the country’s Constitution allows him to serve another term.

Ouattara, who has been president since 2011, said the country was facing “unprecedented security, economic, and monetary challenges.

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