Category Archives: Costa do Marfim

Côte d’Ivoire president says Gbagbo ‘free to return’ after ICC acquittal

África, África Ocidental, Costa do Marfim

Via: CGTN Africa

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday (07/04) declared that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo was welcome to return home after being finally acquitted of crimes against humanity during a civil war that pitted them against each other a decade ago. Ouattara said Gbagbo and his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude were “free to return to Cote d’Ivoire when they want”. He made the remarks a week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that both were in the clear over the devastating post-electoral violence that rocked the West African nation in 2010-11. “Arrangements will be made so that Laurent Gbagbo can enjoy, in accordance with the laws in place, the advantages and allowances available to former presidents”, Ouattara told a cabinet ministers meeting in Abidjan.

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Ivory Coast opposition calls for protests against Ouattara

África, Costa do Marfim, Crise Política, Eleições presidenciais

Via: Aljazeera

Ivory Coast’s main presidential election challenger and a group of opposition parties have called for a civil disobedience campaign to stop President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term on October 31. The election is seen as one of the biggest tests of the stability of the West African nation since a disputed vote led to a brief civil war in 2010-11. Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Council has cleared Ouattara, former President Henri Konan Bedie, and two other candidates to contest the vote.

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