Ivory Coast: Cahié Kunta, of Les Chapeaux Rouges, sentenced to three months in prison
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
The Abidjan-Plateau court of first instance sentenced Cahié Kakou Guy Joël, known as Cahié Kunta, president of the Les Chapeaux Rouges movement, to three months in prison on 5 November 2026 for disturbing public order and spreading false news. Held since 27 October, he had made a name for himself with videos denouncing the high cost of living, according to Bénin Web TV.
The Abidjan-Plateau court of first instance sentenced Cahié Kakou Guy Joël, known as Cahié Kunta, to three months in prison on Thursday 5 November, according to Brut Afrique and several Ivorian media. The president of the Les Chapeaux Rouges movement, held since 27 October, was found guilty of disturbing public order, using invective and spreading false news by means of an information system.
Cahié Kunta turned up on 26 October at the Platform for the Fight against Cybercrime after a summons. After his hearing, he spent the night at the service's premises before being brought before the prosecutor the next day, then transferred to the Abidjan Penitentiary Centre, the former Abidjan House of Detention and Correction, according to a statement from the movement.
The proceedings were notably linked to a video devoted to gbakas, the public transport vehicles, and to Canal+. His judgment came nine days after he was placed in pre-trial detention.
The Ivorian figure, known on social media for his videos of denunciation, heads Les Chapeaux Rouges, a movement that presents itself as civic and committed against the high cost of living and social injustice.
