CÔTE D'IVOIRE : PEUT-ON VRAIMENT COMPARER GBAGBO ET OUATTARA ?

Deciphering Africa has reached a critical juncture. Without several hundred monthly supporters, the program will cease broadcasting. Support independence: https://donorbox.org/decrypterlafrique http://decrypterlafrique.tikerama.com Laurent Gbagbo remains at the helm of the PPA-CI despite his previous announcements of his withdrawal from political life. This decision reignites a heated debate in Côte d'Ivoire: can Alassane Ouattara still be criticized for also choosing to remain in power after having mentioned his departure? In this episode of Deciphering Africa, Fabrice Wuimo interviews Théophile Kouamouo and Roland Kouakou to analyze the similarities—and differences—between these two major figures in contemporary Ivorian politics. 🔴 Have Gbagbo and Ouattara become the two symbols of the same political culture of endless power? 🔴 Why is the next generation of political leaders struggling to emerge in Côte d'Ivoire? 🔴 Is the PPA-CI undergoing a simple reorganization… or a genuine political purge following the expulsion of Ahoua Don Mello and the suspension of Stéphane Kipré? 🔴 And above all: are there currently political prisoners, common criminals… or “political hostages” in Côte d'Ivoire? The program also revisits the sentencing of cyberactivist Ibrahim Zigui, a close associate of Laurent Gbagbo and Nady Bamba, to five years in prison for “incitement to insurrection” and “disturbing public order.” This case has crystallized tensions surrounding civil liberties and the treatment of the opposition. A frank discussion on Ivorian democracy, the crisis of political renewal, and the balance of power as the next elections approach.