Ivorian President Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo to boost ‘social cohesion’

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

Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Duekoue, site of 2011 massacre

Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Duekoue, site of 2011 massacre

Issued on: 08/04/2022 – 19:23 Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo visited Duekoue in the west of the country on Friday, the notorious site of the massacre where more than 800 people were killed in 2011 during the post-election crisis that ended with Gbagbo’s arrest. Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo visited the site of the 2011

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