Is Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy after Tidjane Thiam's ban

Ex-Credit Suisse boss election block could hurt Ivorian businesses

The NewsThe disqualification of Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition candidate from the race to become the country’s next president could undermine the nation’s reputation as a stable investment hub, his lawyer told Semafor.A court ruling last month barred former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), from running in October’s presidential election. He revoked his previous French citizenship in February…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the trial of Valérie Yapo against Tidjane Thiam resumed on Thursday 8 May in the morning. This activist of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), the main opposition party, contests the legitimacy of Tidjane Thiam at its head.

Is Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy after Tidjane Thiam's ban

Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

Is Ivory Coast’s red card politics an own goal for democracy?

Even a stellar international business career cannot prepare you for the hard realities of politics in Ivory Coast, where some are questioning the democratic credentials of the West African nation most famous for being the producer of much of the world’s cocoa and some of its finest footballers. That is the painful lesson Tidjane Thiam is learning as he waits to see whether deal-making in the corridors of power and popular pressure from the stree…

The president of the Mouvement des Leaders pour une Côte d'Ivoire Prospère (MLPCI), Namory Traoré, protested against the removal of the president of the PDCI-RDA Tidjane Thiam from the list of electors. Below is his full statement.

Laurent and Simone Gbagbo, Tidjane Thiam, Guillaume Soro, Guillaume Soro, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, Charles Blé Goudé... Six months before the presidential election, efforts to unite the opposition are real. But the turbulence that threatens it is also numerous.