{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"C\u00f4te d'Ivoire elections: A conversation with Tidjane Thiam","description":"C\u00f4te d'Ivoire is widely regarded as a regional powerhouse amid increased political instability and fragmentation in West Africa. However, the country has also been marked by violent conflicts and repeated bouts of political crisis in recent history. With the October 2025 elections fast approaching, C\u00f4te d'Ivoire faces another decisive moment \u2013 President Alassane Ouattara has confirmed that he will seek a fourth term, while a slew of prominent opposition figures including former president, Laurent Gbagbo, Tidjane Thiam, Charles Bl\u00e9 Goud\u00e9, and Guillaume Soro, have been barred from challenging the incumbent at the polls. In this episode, the leader of C\u00f4te d'Ivoire\u2019s main opposition party, Parti D\u00e9mocratique de la C\u00f4te d'Ivoire \u2014 Rassemblement D\u00e9mocratique Africain, Tidjane Thiam discusses his political aspirations, the hurdles faced in the lead-up to the upcoming elections and the state of Ivorian democracy moving forward. Find out more:  Guinea and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: Stumbling Totems of Democracy ","author_name":"Africa Aware","author_url":"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/about-us\/our-departments\/africa-programme","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37618460\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37618460"}