
21/05/2025
BREAKING:
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – A tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, when General Lassina Doumbia, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire, was shot at while leaving a meeting with Defense Minister Téné B. Ouattara.
According to Abidjannet, citing Koaci.com, General Doumbia was immediately evacuated to a military hospital but tragically died en route. Eyewitnesses, including a gendarme at the scene, reported that the vehicle’s windows were struck by multiple bullets.