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Ouattara is one of the continent's most prominent statesmen, commanding broad respect internationally too.

While some relate to the deeply spiritual, the last of those titles suggests the need for a statesman too, given that the pope is leader of a country, albeit the world's smallest.

Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit.

David Hogg, 25, a gun safety organiser and vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is currently locked in a heated public debate with a party elder statesmen, strategist James Carville.

World leaders may be gathering on Saturday to pay their respects to a fellow statesman whose church has more members than their states have citizens.