Ivory Coast opposition slams protest ban ahead of controversial presidential poll
Africa • Oct 18, 2025, 1:24 PM
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Opposition parties and NGOs in Ivory Coast have condemned a two-month ban on political rallies announced late Friday, just a week before a controversial presidential election from which two top opposition figures have been excluded as incumbent President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term in office.
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Ivory Coast: In Abidjan’s bustling neighbourhood of Abobo, ‘it’s Alassane or nothing’
Africa • 2:48 PM
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In President Alassane Ouattara’s stronghold of Abobo, a working-class commune in Abidjan’s north, the incumbent’s supporters are convinced that he will win Saturday’s presidential election in a first-round “knockout blow”. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of the
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General strike and protests paralyse Tunisia's Gabes over pollution crisis
Africa • 1:23 PM
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A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill on October 21, 2025, to back demands for the closure of a state chemical plant blamed for a pollution crisis. Over 200 people have been hospi
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