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Ivory Coast bans rallies against opposition leaders' election exclusion

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (right) and Vice President Tiemoko Meyliet Koné during the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 coffee and cocoa marketing campaign at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre on October 1, 2025. [AFP]

Ivory Coast's government on Thursday said it was banning meetings and rallies protesting against the barring of leading critics of President Alassane Ouattara from the October 25 presidential vote.

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