No violence was reported by security forces or any other government authorities in Abidjan or elsewhere in the country, reported Al Jazeera on Saturday. Local residents also denied the fake claims on social media, notably on Facebook and X.
And on Thursday, the country’s National Agency for Information Systems Security of Ivory Coast (ANSSI) came out to deny the rumours. In a statement published on local media sites, the agency said: “Publications currently circulating on the X network claim that a coup d'état has taken place in Cote d’Ivoire [Ivory Coast]… This claim is completely unfounded. It is the result of a deliberate and coordinated disinformation campaign”.
In fact, videos showing citizens demonstrating in the streets and setting fires to shops and malls started appearing on social media sites on Wednesday. French is the official language in Ivory Coast, but most of the posts and blogs with images purporting to be from were from Abidjan and claiming that a coup was in progress were written in English.
Some posts even claimed that the country’s army chief of staff, Lassina Doumbia, had been assassinated and that President Alassane Ouattara was missing. These claims were untrue and have been denied by the office of the president. Credible media outlets, including Ivorian state media and private news media, did not report the alleged violence.
And this means that Côte d'Ivoire will remain a thorn in Burkina Faso's side as that country happily harbors the traitors whose aim is to destabilise/destroy the Ibrahim Traoré-governed country.
Mohamed Salah's 84th minute equaliser – the Eagles had scored first in the ninth minute – ensured Liverpool signed off the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Anfield yesterday.
The goal was the Egyptian's 29th in the league and that tally, along with his 18 assists, meant he moved level with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole for the most goal involvements in a Premier League season. It also meant he secured a fourth Golden Boot, equalling the record held by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
Not to forget too that his goals had contributed significantly to the Reds' record-equalling 20th league title win – that moves them joint level with Manchester United.
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