Ivory Coast ex-leader's party slams 'arbitrary arrests'

Jean Gervais Tcheide, secretary general of the African People's Party–Cote d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), accused the party of President Alassane Ouattara of seeking to "silence any political opposition

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo waves a flag during a rally to present his official nomination as his party's, the African People's Party of Ivory Coast (PPA CI), 2025 presidential candidate at the Sofitel hotel in Abidjan on May 10, 2024. (AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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ABIDJAN - The political party of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on Wednesday alleged "illegal and arbitrary arrests" by his successor's government following a party official and

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Ivory Coast ex-leader's party slams 'arbitrary arrests'

Jean Gervais Tcheide, secretary general of the African People's Party–Cote d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), accused the party of President Alassane Ouattara of seeking to "silence any political opposition

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo waves a flag during a rally to present his official nomination as his party's, the African People's Party of Ivory Coast (PPA CI), 2025 presidential candidate at the Sofitel hotel in Abidjan on May 10, 2024. (AFP)

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