US EditionThousands in the Ivory Coast protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, AUG 9 – Opposition leaders were excluded due to dual nationality and constitutional changes allowing the incumbent a fourth term, sparking protests involving thousands in Ivory Coast’s capital.
- Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast to protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election.
- Former President Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam joined forces earlier this year to challenge incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, who announced his bid for a fourth term.
- Protesters held banners with messages like 'Enough is enough!' and 'We want all candidates' names included, and we want to go to the elections in peace, that's all we want.
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Thousands in the Côte d'Ivoire protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the main city of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election.
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Thousands in the Ivory Coast protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Thousands of Ivorians have protested in Abidjan against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election.
Ivory Coast: Thousands Protest Against Ouattara's Fourth Term bid - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Ivory Coast, the biggest economy of francophone West Africa, is due to hold a presidential vote in October. Earlier this year four main opposition figures, including former President Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse chief executive Tidjane Thiam, have …
The Abidjan prosecutor announces possible prosecutions after the 9 August march, against the backdrop of political tensions before the presidential elections on 25 October.
Several thousand activists gathered, at the call of the PCI and the PCA-CI, in the streets of Abidjan to protest against the candidate of the outgoing president and to demand the re-registration on the electoral list of several opposition leaders for the presidential elections of 25 October.
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