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flag Ivory Coast court disqualifies Tidjane Thiam from presidential race due to nationality issues.

flag An Ivory Coast court has disqualified Tidjane Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse and head of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, from running in the October presidential election. flag Thiam was deemed ineligible due to his dual Ivorian-French nationality, as he acquired French citizenship in 1987. flag Despite recently renouncing his French nationality, the court ruled he lost his Ivorian nationality at the time, removing him from the electoral roll. flag This decision comes as Ivory Coast prepares for a critical election.

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