By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Aziz Thiam was charged on 23 October 2026 with 17 offences, including murder and terrorist acts, and placed under judicial supervision in Abidjan. Proceedings were brought before the anti-terrorism section of the court of first instance, while his brother Tidjane Thiam is seeking guarantees for his return to Ivory Coast, L’Infodrome reports.
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Five and then six PDCI-RDA officials are summoned by Ivory Coast’s antiterrorism justice system, before four of them are placed under judicial supervision.
24 OctFour Ivorian opposition officials placed under judicial supervision18 OctIvory Coast: six PDCI officials summoned by justice
16 OctFive PDCI-RDA officials summoned by Abidjan anti-terrorism courtFour officials from the PDCI-RDA and PPA-CI were placed under judicial supervision after appearing before the anti-terrorism section of the Abidjan Court of First Instance. Their lawyers said the measures were imposed on Friday 23 October, while other opposition officials had been targeted by similar proceedings the previous week, RFI reports.
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The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast says six of its officials have been summoned before the eighth investigating chamber of the Abidjan Court of First Instance between 15 and 23 October 2026. The party is asking ECOWAS, the African Union and the UN to monitor the proceedings, according to its statement.
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Swiss pilot David Noël Pérez appeared before an investigating judge in Abidjan on 21 October 2026 in a case involving nearly two million dollars in undeclared cash. He was detained on 8 August as he was preparing to leave Ivory Coast, after the money was found in his luggage during a customs inspection, Connection Ivoirienne reports.
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S. T. A. D., nicknamed “Doctor Tanoh”, was referred to the Ivorian justice system on 20 October 2026 in a case involving cosmetic buttock injections, one of which allegedly led to a patient's death. The Economic Police have also registered several complaints against him, L’Infodrome reports.
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Ivorian minister calls for better incomes for oil palm growersIvory Coast’s Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Nabagné Koné, called for improved incomes and living conditions for oil palm growers, as well as greater support. About 30,000 partner growers contribute to the sector, he said at Palmci’s Growers’ Day in San Pedro, according to Fraternité Matin.
Nigeria foundation calls for rescue of 78 abducted pupilsNigeria’s Ashlee Momoh Foundation is asking the government to rescue 78 pupils abducted in Borno State and held for about 150 days. Its director, Ashlee Momoh, is calling for urgent military action and announcing a 21-day peaceful campaign in Abuja, according to a foundation statement.The week in Africa
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