Cote d'Ivoire: Church spearheads initiative for a peaceful election
Tomas Kauer 
As the presidential election scheduled for 25 October 2025 draws near, the Ivory Coast National Justice, Peace, and Environment Commission, with the Church at its helm, has recently launched a series of public conferences at the Episcopal Conference offices under the theme: 'Ivory Coast, Land of Peace and Hope.' The goal of the discussions is to discourage electoral violence especially since the national political scene seems tense, raising fears of a polarised electoral climate.
