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Politics● Low12m ago · Nov 13, 2026, 4:37 PM

"We are not against anyone, we are for the law!" : Florence Loan-Messan, the voice of the Ivorian bar

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Jeune Afrique · Sub-Saharan Africa

In Côte d'Ivoire, she recently made headlines after publicly calling for a clearer distinction between political protest and terrorism. Meeting in Abidjan with the first woman to lead the country's bar association, who is about to hand over her position.

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