Africa: All of Africa Today – April 23, 2025

Opposition Leader Thiam Disqualified from Côte d’Ivoire Election

Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition leader, Tidjane Thiam, was disqualified from running in the upcoming October presidential election when a court ruled that he forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he became a French citizen in 1987. Despite renouncing his French citizenship to contest the presidency, the judiciary deemed him ineligible, sparking criticism from Thiam, who called the ruling an “act of democratic vandalism”. His…