The Coalitions of Francophone Africa for the International Criminal Court (CAF-ICC) say they are concern about the pre-election situation in Côte d’Ivoire, and urge the court to play its preventive role.
“As the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, scheduled for October 25, 2025, approaches, the country is currently in the grip of a pre-election crisis,” the Coalitions of Francophone Africa for the
International Criminal Court (CAF-ICC) notes in a statement.
According to the organisation, “this situation is a consequence of the non-registration of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo (PPA-CI), Charles Ble Goude (COJEP), and Guillaume Soro (GPS) on the electoral roll due to
judicial convictions.”
Furthermore, the main opposition parties, the PPA-CI, the PDCI, and the FPI, announced the suspension of their participation in the activities of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
Another current issue is the debate surrounding the nationality of PDCI President Tidiane Thiam.
Today, with approximately six months to go before the presidential election, “tensions continue to rise with calls for murder, hate speech, Ivorian and xenophobic rhetoric, and verbal abuse,” the
organisation notes.
Consequently, “Ivorians are afraid and do not want to relive the 2010 post-election crisis, which left more than 3,000 dead” in the country, the organisation adds.
The CAF-CPI urges the Prosecutor to publish the results of the “Côte d’Ivoire 2” investigation.
Faced with this situation, which could lead to serious crimes, and given that Côte d’Ivoire is still under investigation by the ICC, the CAF-CPI calls on the ICC Prosecutor to “send a strong signal to Ivorian political actors to deter them from committing crimes.”
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