#IVORYCIAST: Legislator Proposes Legalizing Polygyny

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Muslim-majority Ivory Coast is considering a bill to legalize polygyny – a practice which is widespread across the country but which is technically illegal. 

Ivorian MP Yacouba Sangaré introduced the bill to legalize polygamy on June 30, describing current legislation as “a generalized hypocrisy."

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#IVORYCOAST: Former Pres. Who Faced War Crimes Charges Forms New Party

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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his former party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court.

Gbagbo, 76, who returned home in June after his acquittal was upheld, announced a few months later that he would be setting up a new party to avoid legal battles with his former ally, Pascal Affi N’Guessan.

Gbagbo told FRANCE 24 that he hasn't ruled out running in the country's 2025 presidential elections

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#IVORYCOAST: Parliament Will Scrap Constitution, Re-Write To Remove Controversial Clauses

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Ivory Coast's parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of holding a referendum on a new constitution that would among other measures remove a controversial nationality clause that contributed to years of unrest and civil war. Pres. Alassane Ouattara pledged during his successful campaign for re-election last year to scrap the clause, which states presidential candidates must prove both their parents are natural-born Ivorians. They must also have never claimed citizenship of another country.

#IVORYCOAST: Frmr First Lady Goes On Trial For Inciting Violence Over Husband's Failed 2010 Election Bid

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Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo appeared in court for the first time Monday, accused of undermining state security during rioting following the 2010 election, in which her husband Laurent Gbagbo lost, sparking 5 months of violence and 3,000 deaths.

IVORY COAST: Local Elections Peaceful, But Low Turnout Amid Boycott [world politics news]