In the rest of this edition, Alassane Ouattara's candidacy for a third presidential term in Côte d'Ivoire which continues to cause tensions: ex-President Henri Konan Bédié calls for "civil disobedience".
The leader of the opposition denounces the “forfeiture” of President Ouattara's candidacy, which he considers unconstitutional.
Finally, five million voter cards were handed over to Guinea this Saturday for the presidential election on October 18.
Like his Ivorian counterpart, Guinean President Alpha Condé, who will run for a third term, is under fire from opposition criticism.
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