By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Simone Gbagbo, president of the Movement of Capable Generations, is calling on the Ivorian government and the president to immediately open talks with the opposition on the new electoral body. She also criticised the authorities’ response to the opposition’s call for dialogue on Thursday 22 October 2026, according to L’Infodrome.
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The opposition and the RHDP are exchanging proposals on a new electoral body in Ivory Coast and calling for dialogue.
15 OctRHDP submits proposals for Ivory Coast’s new electoral body
14 OctIvory Coast opposition calls for dialogue on new electoral bodyThe chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, praised Alassane Ouattara’s action for peace and security in the Sahel, economic integration and resolving regional crises. He said this after talks with the Ivorian president in Abidjan on 20 October 2026, according to the Presidency of Ivory Coast, the AIP reports.
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Ivory Coast’s Ministry of the Civil Service and Administrative Modernisation launched a workshop in Jacqueville on 19 October 2026 on drafting and using job descriptions. The High Authority for Good Governance is supporting this awareness-raising initiative, L’Infodrome reports.
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Ivorian Senate President Kandia Camara attended the opening of the fourth edition of the Local Authorities Fair, held in Abidjan from 15 to 17 October. She called for sufficient resources to accompany the powers transferred to local authorities and promised that the fair’s recommendations would receive attention, according to Ivoireactu.
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The New Alliance of General Directorate of Taxes Staff (ANADGI) has welcomed recent appointments in the Ivorian tax administration and announced a new campaign to secure the departure of retired staff. The union presents these promotions as support for revenue mobilisation at year-end, according to its statement published in Abidjan on 15 October 2026.
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Ivory Coast’s Mamadou Touré urges young people to investIvorian minister Mamadou Touré urged young people to turn financial education into regular investment, including by saving, opening an account or joining a savings group. Nearly six in ten adults in Ivory Coast now have a financial account, he said at the ninth SEIP in Abidjan.
Ibrahima Thiam urges Senegal not to normalise xenophobiaIbrahima Thiam, president of ACT, urges people not to normalise discourse targeting foreigners in Senegal. In an opinion piece carried by Xibaaru, he distinguishes the fight against xenophobia from border controls and the enforcement of residency rules.The week in Africa
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