Focus on Africa

Ivory Coast: Why opposition leader removed from electoral list?


Listen Later

Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam has been struck off the electoral list. The judiciary has declared he is ineligible to run in October's presidential election due to his citizenship. Tidjane Thiam also held French citizenship which he renounced in order to run for the presidency. A court this week argued, that the former Credit Suisse boss forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he acquired French citizenship in 1987. We'll get analysis

Also, did past African National Congress party (ANC) governments in South Africa interfere with investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes? President Cyril Ramaphosa has set up an inquiry. How will it work?

And, how does money laundering work, what is a 'grey list' and how do countries can get off it?

Presenter: Charles Gitonga

Technical Producer: Jack Graysmark
Producers: Tom Kavanagh and Nyasha Michelle in London and Richard Kagoe in Nairobi
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Focus on AfricaBy BBC World Service

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

354 ratings


More shows like Focus on Africa

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,452 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,798 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,655 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

527 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

290 Listeners

Witness History by BBC World Service

Witness History

965 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,045 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

232 Listeners

The China in Africa Podcast by The China-Global South Project

The China in Africa Podcast

204 Listeners

The Interview by BBC World Service

The Interview

362 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

753 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

632 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

367 Listeners

Al Jazeera News Updates by Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera News Updates

248 Listeners

The Take by Al Jazeera

The Take

482 Listeners

Into Africa by CSIS  |  Center for Strategic and International Studies

Into Africa

142 Listeners

Elis James and John Robins by BBC Radio 5 Live

Elis James and John Robins

323 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,001 Listeners

The Horn by International Crisis Group

The Horn

63 Listeners

Africa Daily by BBC World Service

Africa Daily

170 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

91 Listeners

The Inside Story Podcast by Al Jazeera

The Inside Story Podcast

136 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

597 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

1,000 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

525 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

607 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

120 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

271 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

27 Listeners

Rory Stewart: The Long History of... by BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

86 Listeners

Havana Helmet Club by BBC Sounds

Havana Helmet Club

4 Listeners