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Presidential Elections

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI). Credit: CECCI

Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast Call for a Return to Democratic Culture ahead of October Presidential Election

Jul 31, 2025

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) have called for renewed commitment to the country’s democratic principles to ensure transparency and fairness as the West African nation prepares for the October presidential election.

Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan Blessing the Faithful at  Installation Mass, Saturday January 11, 2020. / Radio Maria Togo

“Demonstrate fairness, honesty, calm” During Elections, Lomé Archbishop Appeals

Jan 14, 2020

As eligible voters in the West African nation of Togo prepare to take part in the Presidential polls scheduled for next month, the new Lomé-based Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan used the occasion of his installation to call on those involved in organizing the election to ensure a credible process and on his compatriots to remain calm throughout the period of elections.