Côte d'Ivoire on the Edge: Army Joins Protest Against 4th Term | Full Report | Voice of Africa #Cotedlvoire #VoiceOfAfrica #IvoryCoastProtest Côte d'Ivoire on the Edge: Army Joins Protest Against 4th Term | Full Report | Voice of Africa Côte d'Ivoire faces a historic turning point as parts of the army join nationwide protests against President Alassane Outtara's bid for a fourth term. What started as opposition unrest has now become a powerful movement that threatens to reshape the nation. In this detailed report, we explore the arrests, the riots, the silent palace, and the shocking defection of soldiers. Is the Ivorian state fracturing from within? Watch now for the full<


According to information circulating 1:41 within activist networks and military 1:43 insiders, the protest may not have been 1:46 a grassroots movement led by the 1:47 opposition. Instead, it is alleged that 1:51 elements close to the highest echelons 1:53 of power themselves orchestrated the 1:55 unrest. Money was reportedly handed<

chant slogans like no to the fourth 2:05 mandate. The goal to create a false flag 2:09 situation that would justify a wider 2:11 crackdown on disscent, framing the 2:13 opposition as a threat to national 2:15 security and thereby tightening the grip 2:17 of the presidency. But if that was the 2:20 plan, it has backfired spectacularly. 2:23 For the first time since Presidentannounced his intention to run for a 2:28 fourth term, sections of the military 2:30 have publicly voiced their opposition. 2:33 Uniformed men carrying arms and battleh 2:36 hardened from years of serving the state 2:38 are now siding with the people. These 2:41 aren't just whispers in the barracks. 2:43 These are bold visible alliances formed 2:46 in the open streets of Abobo, Yopugon, 2:49 Boake, and even in military camps across 2:52 the interior regions of the country. This is unprecedented. 2:57 Not since the post-electoral crisis of 2:59 2010, which claimed thousands of lives 3:02 and nearly tore the country apart has 3:04 the nation witnessed such a stark 3:06 division between the presidency and its 3:08 military forces. The slogans echo 3:11 through the streets like war drums. No 3:14 to the fourth term. The army stands with 3:17 the people. Uatara must go. Young men 3:21 and women, many of whom were children