Cote d'Ivoire: Thiam Resigns as President of the Opposition PDCI Party

Two days after his resignation, Tidjane Thiam was again elected head of the PDCI at a decentralized congress held on Wednesday 14 May in 45 sites throughout the country. The main Ivorian opposition party intended to circumvent an ongoing judicial procedure against its leader and take the opportunity to display its unity around him.

ANALYSIS. The opponent abandons the party's president, to bypass justice and bounce back better. His camp is organized to take him back to the party's head on May 14.

While the French press seems to have made a case for Tidjane Thiam (former boss of Crédit Suisse), candidate of the PDCI-RDA for the presidency of Côte d'Ivoire, some journalists would do well to open their dictionary to the word "interference". However, the Ministry of Justice clearly explained its decision: "Mr. Thiam, who was Ivorian by birth, just as he lost his Ivorian nationality of origin automatically by acquiring French nationality, lik…

Cote d'Ivoire: Thiam Resigns as President of the Opposition PDCI Party

Tidjane Thiam has announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), due, in his words, to the "judicial harassment" he is facing, reports allAfrica.fr.

Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam quits as opposition party leader

Thiam blamed 'judicial harrassment' for his decision to leave the presidency of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). The party was due to meet on Monday to name an interim leader

Ivory Coast opposition leader resigns but vows to still fight for victory

Tidjane Thiam’s campaign has been halted because presidential candidates are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.