The Parti des Peuples Africains-Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), the political party led by former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, has declared that numerous senior officials and activists currently facing disciplinary proceedings are prohibited from attending its inaugural ordinary congress. This significant event is scheduled to take place in Abidjan on May 14 and 15, 2026.
These individuals were deemed to have acted with indiscipline, having defied the PPA-CI’s official stance to abstain from the Ivorian presidential election in October 2025 and the legislative elections held on December 27, 2025.
A statement from the party explicitly indicated, ‘Pending the outcomes of ongoing disciplinary procedures against them, the comrades listed are not authorized to participate in the PPA-CI’s first ordinary congress on May 14 and 15, 2026.’
The PPA-CI’s first ordinary congress, envisioned as a crucial gathering to fortify the party and re-energize its members, is set to convene at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan on May 14 and 15, 2026.
This forthcoming congress unfolds against a backdrop of significant internal discord within the PPA-CI. The party has initiated disciplinary actions against several high-ranking officials who conspicuously disregarded Laurent Gbagbo’s directive to boycott the recent electoral contests across Côte d’Ivoire.
