In Ivory Coast, the central committee of the African Peoples' Party (PPA-CI) this Saturday designated its leader, Laurent Gbagbo, as its candidate for the 2025 presidential election. The announcement was made during a meeting internal, supposed to address “ the national socio-political situation ” The former president of Côte d'Ivoire is in fact ineligible, because his civil rights were suspended following a conviction in the so-called “BCEAO” affair.