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the presidential campaign begins in a tense security context
On Saturday, October 31, the campaign for the presidential and legislative elections begins on November 22. 13 candidates including the outgoing president and one woman will win the election. This campaign is held in a tense security context. The country has registered nearly one million internally displaced people after attacks attributed to jihadists. Several parts of certain regions are in…
Ivory Coast presidential election: what about girls’s turnout?
One of many massive unknowns within the first spherical of the Ivorian presidential election would be the turnout, and particularly that of ladies who historically vote lower than males. Solely 48% of Ivorian girls of voting age are additionally registered to vote. .
in Farabougou, the situation between the Malian army and the jihadists is deteriorating
Since the entry of the Malian army into Farabougou, this locality in central Mali under a jihadist blockade, an insecure calm has prevailed. But this Friday morning, this tacit pact of non-aggression between the military and the jihadists was broken.
About twenty villagers, perhaps 24 according to several elected officials from…
Laurent Gbagbo, the unifying opponent’s card
The interview, given by Laurent Gbagbo to TV5 Monde, marks the former president's return to the Ivorian political scene. Gbagbo, who is currently still in Brussels due to a lack of passports, is calling for negotiations to ease tensions in the country, while asserting his opposition to the opposition. A political positioning that for some analysts has religious resonances and allows it to assert its…
ten failed presidential candidates jointly contest the results
In Guinea, 10 of the 11 unsuccessful candidates for the presidential election on 18 October gathered in a collective to challenge the official results proclaimed by Ceni, which gave outgoing President Alpha Condé the winner in the first round.
as reported from Conakry, Carol ValadeAt the headquarters of PACT, the party of…
lawyers file complaint against General John Numbi
In the case of the assassination of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, Master Peter Ngomo, by the collective of lawyers for the families of the victims, yesterday announced the decision to file a further complaint against General John Numbi, former Inspector General of the Army.
as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa…
places of worship reopened with light anti-Covid-19 measures
In Gabon, mosques will open their doors for the first time in seven months on October 30.
as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIn March, the Gabonese government closed churches and mosques to slow the spread of Covid-19. On October 16, following strong pressure from the Catholic Church and the resurrection churches,…
In Bouaké and Abidjan, concerns are rising before the election
On Saturday, October 31, nearly 7.5 million voters will elect their next president. But the tensions between power and opposition worry the people, especially in the economic capital Abidjan or in the interior of the country, as in Bouaké.
In the heart of Bouaké, in the commercial district, companies are always full of…
In the spotlight: Laurent Gbagbo breaks nine years of silence
A speech just before the presidential election on October 31 to invite dialogue and thus avoid "disaster". "Gbagbo speaks for the first time", launches "in the headlines" the independent Ivorian daily Soir Info."I understand civil disobedience, I share it," Laurent Gbagbo said on the cover of Nouveau Réveil. This daily close to Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI also notes that in the interview he gave to our colleague Denise Époté…
Sylvain N’Guessan: “Laurent Gbagbo wants to remain opposition leader”
After nine years of silence, Laurent Gbagbo has come out of his silence. On Thursday, October 29, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire on TV5 Monde called on his successor Alassane Ouattara to negotiate to avoid disaster for the country. What is Laurent Gbagbo's real political ambition today, still living in exile? Sylvain N'Guessan is a political analyst and director of the Abidjan Strategy Institute, he responds to one of our special envoys, Christophe Boisbouvier. .