Abidjan, Sept 9, 2025 (AFP) - I.Coast presidential poll to go ahead with opposition hobbled

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2025-09-09
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara is widely expected to win a fourth term at the head of the west African nation after the two main opposition leaders were barred from running against the 83-year-old in the October 25 election. Former president Laurent Gbagbo, leader of the African Peoples' Party -- Ivory Coast (PPA-CI), was on Monday disqualified from the ballot over a 2018 criminal conviction. Tidjane Thiam, a former international banke......
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OTJIWARONGO, 09 September 2025 - Eduction official, Theofilus Nuugulu holds a bag of fortified instant porridge meal on Tuesday which will assist centres of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in the Otjozondjupa Region with the feeding of children aged zero to eight years. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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FRANCISTOWN, 05 September 2025 - The Brave Warriors pose for a photo ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, a match which they lost 3-1. Back row from left are Aprocius Petrus, Charles Hambira, Sergio Damaseb, Edward Maova, Kennedy !Eib and Ivan Kamberipa. Front row from left are Deon Hotto, Ngero Katua, Peter Shalulile, Riaan Hanamub, and Joslin Kamatuka. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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FRANCISTOWN, 05 September 2025 - The Brave Warriors pose for a photo ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, a match which they lost 3-1. Back row from left are Aprocius Petrus, Charles Hambira, Sergio Damaseb, Edward Maova, Kennedy !Eib and Ivan Kamberipa. Front row from left are Deon Hotto, Ngero Katua, Peter Shalulile, Riaan Hanamub, and Joslin Kamatuka. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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FRANCISTOWN, 05 September 2025 - The Brave Warriors pose for a photo ahead of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, a match which they lost 3-1. Back row from left are Aprocius Petrus, Charles Hambira, Sergio Damaseb, Edward Maova, Kennedy !Eib and Ivan Kamberipa. Front row from left are Deon Hotto, Ngero Katua, Peter Shalulile, Riaan Hanamub, and Joslin Kamatuka. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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FRANCISTOWN, 05 September 2025 - Brave Warriors players gathers around after conceding a goal in their 2-1 defeat to Malawi during their 2026 World Cup qualifiers at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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