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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. .

far from partisan divisions, bloggers give their voice

In Ivory Coast, the first round of the presidential election is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, and the election campaign ends Thursday night. A vote boycotted the opposition, which called for civil disobedience to block Alassane Ouattara's candidacy for a third term. A context where Ivorian bloggers try to make their voices heard far from biased divisions to call for satisfaction.…

those who want to vote and those who do not

D-2 before the presidential election in Ivory Coast. A vote that the opposition promises to prevent in order to block the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Since August, the climate has become significantly tense. Political violence has left more than thirty people dead in three months. The outgoing president has gathered all opposition to him. And the mediation has so far yielded…

“For us, no choice next Saturday”

In Ivory Coast, the presidential election is scheduled for Saturday, October 31st. Yesterday, presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara declared on RFI and France 24 that the vote would take place. Today, opposition platform spokesman Pascal Affi N'Guessan says there will be no election. Former Prime Minister Laurent Gbagbo is interviewed by Christophe Boisbouvier of RFI and Marc Perelman of France 24.…

Almost one in two Ivorians do not yet enjoy the fruits of growth

Ivory Coast will vote on Saturday to elect a new president or renew Alassane Ouattara in power for ten years. Its economic record is quite good, but not for all Ivorians. On the plus side, the Ivorian economy is undergoing a rebirth. With an average growth of 7% to 8% since 2011 - and without taking into account the current…

Kouadio Konan Bertin, the opponent who wanted an active vote

The only opposition candidate who accepted the election process, Kouadio Konan Bertin, spoke for nearly an hour in his constituency north of Abidjan on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. as reported from Abidjan, François Hume-FerkatadjiA dissident from the PDCI and a candidate under the label "independent", "KKB" are accused by the…

Ivory Coast Ouattara declares financial system in controversial bid for third time period

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, who's operating for re-election on October 31, has been a part of Ivorian politics for thirty years. This marketing campaign, he guarantees, shall be his final. When Ouattara proclaimed that he wouldn't stand for a 3rd time period again in March, he was praised by pal and foe, each in Ivory Coast and overseas. However after the dying of his elected successor, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the 78-year-old as soon as once more took the marketing campaign path. Who're the…

only 40% of voters withdrew their cards

Ivory Coast is voting this Saturday, October 31, for the first round of the presidential election. Nearly 7.5 million Ivorian citizens are urged to have their vote put on the ballot. They had until last Sunday to withdraw their voting cards. But less than half of the registered voters turned out to collect it. A weak mobilization that could be explained by the call for civil disobedience and an active…

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