Crisis in PPA-CI, Gbagbo expels Don Mello and suspends several officials/Alassane Ouattara restructures RHDP

In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo expelled Ahoua Don Mello, former vice-president of PPA-CI, along with several other officials during the party's first ordinary congress. This decision has sparked reactions in the press, with some claiming that dialogue within the party is now impossible. Meanwhile, Alassane Ouattara announced a restructuring within the RHDP, aimed at strengthening governance and mobilizing support ahead of the upcoming elections.