Cote d’Ivoire: Four Côte d’Ivoire Opposition Figures Barred From October Presidential Election

Four prominent opposition figures in Côte d’Ivoire have been excluded from the final electoral list, officials announced on Wednesday, leaving them ineligible to contest presidential elections later this year.

Tidjane Thiam, leader of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), was struck from the voter roll in April after a court ruling cast doubt on his Ivorian nationality at the time of registration.

Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, his former right-hand man Charles…