Ivory Coast: spokesperson of Maritime Affairs agents dead in custody? Hoax

A rumor claiming that the spokesperson of Maritime Affairs agents died in detention after the demonstrations of June 8, 2026 in Abidjan is false. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs officially denied the information. Sergeant Madjou Glé Henri Joël, secretary general of SYNABEPAM, and the other arrested unionists are alive. This hoax occurs amid social tensions, but the government recalls that an agreement was reached on seven of the nine demands.