Following the death of former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié, the singer Meiway paid a very emotional tribute to him in a message.
In Côte d’Ivoire, there is grief and consternation since the passing of former President Henri Konan Bédié. The Ivorian statesman passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Policlinique internationale Sainte Marie (Pisam) in Cocody at the age of 89, after a sudden illness, and his body was taken to the Ivoire Sepulture morgue in Treichville (IVOSEP).
Among the personalities who reacted to his death is the artist Meiway, who paid tribute to him on his Twitter account. “A night of mourning in Côte d’Ivoire… A night of sadness in the land of Eburnie… The Sphinx of Daoukro… N’zuéba… HKB… President Aimé Henri Konan Bédié has passed away… Union of prayers for the soul of the last guide, the last sage of the nation,” he wrote.
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the day after the former Head of State Henri Konan Bédié’s death, President Alassane Ouattara announced that he had decreed ten days of national mourning. This national mourning begins on Wednesday, August 2, until the 11th. Throughout the mourning period, the flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the national territory, as well as at Ivorian embassies abroad.
