The governing party in Guinea has asked President Alpha Conde to seek a controversial third term in office.
It follows months of protests against extending the 82-year-old's rule.time in office at elections due this year.
And after weeks of speculation, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced that he too is seeking a third term.
Ouattara in his independence anniversary broadcast says the global COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic crisis it generated require an experienced leader to steer the country to prosperity.
But his opponents say he lacks the constitutional backing to run for a third term.
Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris reports from Abuja, Nigeria.

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