West Africa: Activist Arrested After Urging Protests Ahead of Key Election Ruling

Ivorian political activist Ibrahim Zigui was arrested on September 1, 2025, after urging supporters of the opposition PPA-CI party to prepare for protests ahead of the Constitutional Council’s ruling on who qualifies to appear on the presidential ballot.

Relatives said armed men stormed Zigui’s home in Abidjan, ransacked it, and drove him to an unknown destination. Since then, both his family and political allies have received no information about his whereabouts, and the authorities have not…