Ivory Coast: New Verbal Weapon Pass Between Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo
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The President announced his candidacy for a fourth term at the end of July, while the main opposition leaders, like Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, remain ineligible. A surprising announcement, but taken at the end of a long hesitation.
Côte d’Ivoire: Tensions Rise As Opposition Rallies Against President Ouattara’s Fourth-Term Bid
By Ebi Kesiena Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets this week to protest President Alassane Ouattara’s controversial decision to seek a fourth term in office. The demonstrations, the second wave of mass rallies in recent days, were spearheaded by former President Laurent Gbagbo, who has re-emerged as a central voice in the opposition ahead of the country’s October presidential election. Addressing a sea of supporters, Gbagbo, leader of the …
On Saturday 16 August, Laurent Gbagbo sent a clear response to President Alassane Ouattara, who had announced on 29 July his intention to run for a new presidential term.
At a rally this Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Ficgayo Square in Yopougon, the President of the Republic and President of the African Peoples' Party - Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), Laurent Gbagbo, reiterated his opposition to a possible candidacy of the Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, for a new term. "I would like you to go and tell him that he will not serve a 4th term," he declared to his supporters, recalling, according to him, that the Ivorian Co…
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