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In Côte d’Ivoire, Ouattara Reopens Dialogue with Gbagbo

According to Jeune Afrique's publication on August 5, 2025, the Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, and his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, spoke by phone at the end of July. It wa...

Published on Aug 06, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire: Four Senior PPACI Members, Including Damana Pickas and Blaise Lasme, Summoned by Abidjan Police

Four officials of the African Peoples’ Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPACI) have been summoned by the Abidjan Police Prefecture, according to an administrative notice seen by Abidjan.net on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Published on Aug 05, 2025

The PPA-CI / PDCI-RDA Common Front Postpones Its March to August 9, 2025

Initially scheduled for August 2, 2025, the march of the Common Front (PPA-CI – PDCI-RDA) will now take place on August 9, 2025. In a statement read by Damana Adia Pickass, General Coordinator of the Operational Committee of the Common Front, he explained that following a meeting held on Tuesday, July 29, with the Prefect of Abidjan, the o...

Published on Aug 02, 2025

Presidential Election 2025: Ahoua Don Mello dismissed from his position in the PPA-CI following the announcement of his candidacy

The president of the African Peoples’ Party–Côte d’Ivoire (PPA–CI), Laurent Gbagbo, has terminated the duties of Dr. Ahoua Don Mello as Executive Vice-President in charge of the Lacs District and the Promotion of Pan-Africanism, according to a decision signed by the party leader on July 31, 2025.

This dismis...

Published on Aug 02, 2025

The government denies any UN injunction regarding the registration of Tidjane Thiam

Abidjan, July 30, 2025 (AIP) – On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the Ivorian government, through its spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly, clarified the interpretations circulating in the media regarding an alleged injunction from the United Nations Human Rights Commission concerning the registration of the President of the Democratic Party of Cô...

Published on Jul 31, 2025

Ouattara’s Candidacy Announcement Is “A Source of Immense Pride” (Bacongo)

The Executive Secretary of the RHDP (the ruling party), Cissé Ibrahim Bacongo, on Tuesday in Abidjan, welcomed a "long-awaited and much-hoped-for declaration" by President Alassane Ouattara, which he said was embraced by the majority of Ivorians.

"It is with immense pride and deep satisfaction that I listened, this Tuesday, July 2...

Published on Jul 30, 2025

2025 Election / UN Rejected Thiam’s Request (State Lawyer)

After the version presented by Maître Mathias Chichportich, lawyer for Cheick Tidjane Thiam (President of the PDCI-RDA), and that of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, it is now the turn of Maître Jean-Marc Fedida, lawyer for the State of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, to provide clarifications regarding the case...

Published on Jul 30, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire : Pascal Affi N'Guessan Challenges Ouattara’s Candidacy

The President of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), Pascal Affi N’Guessan, has reacted to the announcement of President Alassane Ouattara’s candidacy for the October 2025 presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire.

Published on Jul 30, 2025

Côte d'Ivoire / 2025 Presidential Election: UN urges government to register Tidjane Thiam on the electoral roll (Thiam’s lawyer)

The UN Human Rights Committee has called on the State of Côte d’Ivoire to “take all necessary measures to ensure that Mr. Cheick Tidjane Thiam (President of the PDCI-RDA) can exercise his political rights under Article 25 of the Covenant,” according to a statement by Mr. Thiam’s lawyer, Mathias Chichportich on Tuesd...

Published on Jul 29, 2025

President Alassane Ouattara Announces His 2025 Presidential Bid — PPA-CI Reacts Strongly

The President of the Republic, His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, officially announced his candidacy for the 2025 presidential election on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

The opposition was quick to respond. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Damana Pickass, the PPA-CI,...

Published on Jul 29, 2025

Presidential Election in Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara Announces His Candidacy

Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire since 2011, announced in a recorded address on July 29, 2025, that he will run for re-election in three months: “After careful consideration and in full awareness, I announce today that I...

Published on Jul 29, 2025

Abidjan Prefect Bans Opposition March Scheduled for August 2

Abidjan, July 29, 2025 – The Prefect of Abidjan has officially banned a peaceful march announced by the opposition coalition known as the Front Commun, composed of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI-RDA) and the African Peoples’ Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI). The march was scheduled to...

Published on Jul 29, 2025