US EditionIvory Coast opposition denounces ‘arbitrary arrest’ of 6 party members
IVORY COAST, AUG 4 – Opposition leaders denounce arrests as politically motivated amid crackdown following disqualification of major rivals ahead of Ivory Coast's 2025 presidential election.
- On Sunday, the African People's Party Ivory Coast denounced the arrests of six militants, which the party described as arbitrary, amid broader political tensions.
- In recent months, President Alassane Ouattara declared he would seek a fourth term amid challenges, including the barring of four opposition candidates like Gbagbo.
- Sébatien Dano Djédjé reported that party members were abducted and taken to unknown locations overnight from Saturday to Sunday, amid violence in Yopougon including a bus fire and police vehicle damage.
- In defense of the arrests, the government maintained that no arrest in Ivory Coast is made arbitrarily.
- As the Oct. 12, 2025, election nears, six PPA-CI officials collecting sponsorships for Gbagbo were arrested, sparking opposition denouncement.
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Ivory Coast: opposition party denounces arrest of six militants
The African Peoples' Party Ivory Coast, currently in the opposition, has denounced the arrest of six militants, including senior party members, over the weekend. The arrests followed an outbreak of violence in Yopougon on Friday night.
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