Apr 3, 2022
Ivorian President Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost ‘social cohesion’
Issued on: 07/08/2022 – 07:20 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who faced a 20-year jail term for a 2018 conviction over political unrest. “In the interests of strengthening social cohesion, I have signed a decree granting a presidential pardon,” Ouattara said in a speech to