Ivory Coast: Pulcherie Gbalet Criticizes Gbagbo and the Opposition / Ivorian Companies Threatened

Pulcherie Gbalet, an active member of Ivorian civil society, broke her silence after the October 2025 presidential elections. In an interview with Aujourd’hui, she harshly criticizes the Ivorian opposition, including Gbagbo, claiming that the 'block everything' operation was improvised and Gbagbo was not responsible. The newspaper Le Sursaut reports a threat of disappearance for several national Ivorian companies. Political discussions about the new electoral system and the dissolution of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) are ongoing, while the national football team narrowly defeated Somalia at Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium.