Liberal Forum in Abidjan: Minister Sidi Touré and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation launch the debate

The Liberal Political Dialogue Forum opened on Thursday, July 16, 2026 in Abidjan under the aegis of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. The Foundation's West Africa director urged that migration be seen not as a threat but as an opportunity, citing xenophobic violence in South Africa and European paradoxes. Minister Sidi Tiémoko Touré noted that one in five residents of Ivory Coast is foreign and over a million Ivorians live abroad, emphasizing the 'Akwaba' welcome.