{"id":233237,"date":"2026-05-14T16:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/ivory-coast\/cote-divoire-mayor-charged-after-alleging-ruling-party-stole-his-election-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:11:58","slug":"cote-divoire-mayor-charged-after-alleging-ruling-party-stole-his-election-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/ivory-coast\/cote-divoire-mayor-charged-after-alleging-ruling-party-stole-his-election-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Mayor Charged After Alleging Ruling Party Stole His Election Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"34\">Assal\u00e9 Ti\u00e9moko Antoine, mayor of Tiassal\u00e9<em>,<\/em> was taken into custody following an interrogation by police which lasted for nearly 14 hours in Abidjan on April 22, 2026 over remarks he made during an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"31\">Ti\u00e9moko, who is also the founder of the satirical and investigative newspaper <em>L&#8217;\u00c9l\u00e9phant d\u00e9cha\u00een\u00e9<\/em>, is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrique-sur7.fr\/cote-divoire-de-lourdes-accusations-contre-tiemoko-antoine-assale#:~:text=Le%20pr%C3%A9sident%20de%20l%E2%80%99ADCI%2C%20Ti%C3%A9moko%20Antoine%20Assal%C3%A9%2C%20voix,%C2%BB%20et%20%C2%AB%20diffusion%20de%20fausses%20nouvelles%20%C2%BB.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charges<\/a> of &#8220;disrupting public order,&#8221; &#8220;inciting to revolt,&#8221; &#8220;undermining state institutions,&#8221; and &#8220;disseminating false information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"40\">Roger Youan, Secretary-General of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202605110770.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 West Africa <a title=\"Ivory Coast\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/west-africa\/ivory-coast\/\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (Ivory Coast)<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assal\u00e9 Ti\u00e9moko Antoine, mayor of Tiassal\u00e9, was taken into custody following an interrogation by police which lasted for nearly 14 hours in Abidjan on April 22, 2026 over remarks he made during an interview. 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