US EditionIvory Coast: Former Minister of State Lida Kouassi Arrested a Few Hours After the Opposition March
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Gbagbo’s party condemns arrests in Ivory Coast
The African People’s Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PPACI), led by former president Laurent Gbagbo, has accused authorities of intensifying a campaign of intimidation against the opposition. The party said on Sunday that two senior members — former defence minister Moise Lida Kouassi and ex-ambassador Boubacar Kone — were placed in pre-trial detention on Friday. They are accused of involvement in violent unrest on the sidelines of a protest last week, …
Ivory Coast Hit by Mass Protests – Modern Tokyo Times
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Lida Kouassi Moïse, former Minister of State, Minister of Defense under Laurent Gbagbo, was arrested at the beginning of the evening, on 9 August 2025, that is, a few hours after the opposition march in Yopougon, west of Abidjan, the main city of Côte d'Ivoire.
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