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The Hague – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday told the International Criminal Court, which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity, that he had always been pro-democracy. “All my life, I fought for democracy,” … read more »
Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court, attended a pre-trial hearing today on charges of crimes against humanity. The former Ivorian leader, wearing a dark blue suit and a light blue tie, … read more »
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara dissolved his government in a surprise move on Wednesday, citing a lack of solidarity within his coalition cabinet. Ouattara became president in the West African state after beating incumbent Laurent Gbagbo in a 2010 run-off … read more »
Abidjan – A new report from UN experts accuses exiled allies of Ivory Coast’s former president of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the northern half of neighbouring Mali in a campaign to destabilise the volatile West … read more »
Moses Kofi Yahaya Over the last two decades under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Ghana has hosted thousands of refugees fleeing from its war ravaged neighbors, Liberia and Ivory Coast. But a troubling trend … read more »
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In Ivory Coast, a member of former President Laurent Gbagbo’s party says the foiled coup attempt announced by President Alassane Ouattara’s government is a figment of their imagination. Tcheide Jean Gervais, treasurer for former President Gbagbo’s Popular Front Party, told … read more »
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Abidjan – A military court in Ivory Coast put on trial on Friday 28 paramilitary police accused of crimes in the period last year when former president Laurent Gbagbo tried to cling to power, a prosecutor said. “These gendarmes, including … read more »
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‘They tell you in the mainstream media that Quattara won? How did he win? Who decides on who wins elections? What constitutional body has absolute and final say on election malpractices? The Supreme Court.’ Alassane Ouattara is the current president … read more »
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Abidjan – Numerous supporters of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo were injured when their rally was attacked on Saturday, according to the United Nations. A statement issued by the UN peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast said that “many were injured” during the … read more »
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Abidjan – The personal physician of ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo remained in detention on Wednesday even though a court has granted him bail, one of his lawyers said. “Doctor Christophe Ble remains in detention” in northern Ivory Coast’s … read more »
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s party won a parliamentary majority in Sunday’s elections, the chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission said on Friday. The party of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who is awaiting trial in The Hague, boycotted … read more »
Abidjan – The low turnout in Ivory Coast elections amounted to a “silent revolt” that had deprived President Alassane Ouattara of legitimacy, a spokesperson for deposed leader Laurent Gbagbo said on Monday. Justin Kone Katinan claimed that Sunday’s polls had … read more »
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By Alexander MEZYAEV President of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo who had been displaced as a result of the French intervention appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague on December 5. With several other country leaders already facing ICC … read more »
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The head of the party once led by former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo hit out on Wednesday at political allies who have broken a boycott of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, marking a fracturing in what was once a unified pro-Gbagbo bloc. … read more »
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Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appeared at the International Criminal Court on Monday to face charges of crimes against humanity, the first former head of state expected to be tried by the court since its inception in 2002. Gbagbo, … read more »
THE HAGUE, Netherland, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Audio-visual materials: Initial Appearance Hearing, 5 December 2011 Situation: Côte d’Ivoire Case: The Prosecutor v. Laurent Koudou Gbagbo • Entire hearing: Audio : Original language YouTube (for viewing): Video (MPEG-4) … read more »
THE HAGUE, Netherland, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ituation: Côte d’Ivoire Case: The Prosecutor v. Laurent Koudou Gbagbo On 5 December 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) set the date of the beginning of … read more »
The Hague – Former Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo will appear before International Criminal Court judges for the first time on Monday over his role in the deadly aftermath of last year’s polls. Gbagbo, the first ex-president to be brought before … read more »
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December 3, 2011 by benim
Conakry – Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara rejected accusations that he had imposed “victors’ justice” on his civil war rival by transferring him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Former president Laurent Gbagbo was flown from Ivory Coast to … read more »
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November 30, 2011 by benim
Abidjan – Laurent Gbagbo’s transfer to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity is the result of corruption and skulduggery, the ex-Ivorian leader’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. “What we are seeing today is the triumph of … read more »
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November 30, 2011 by benim
Rotterdam – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo was transferred to The Hague on Wednesday, where he faces an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court and being the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC … read more »
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November 30, 2011 by benim
The Hague – Ivory Coast is the seventh African country for which a probe has been launched by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was set up in The Hague in 2002. Former president Laurent Gbagbo, becomes the first ex-head … read more »
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November 30, 2011 by benim
The Hague – A source at the International Criminal Court is confirming that former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been taken into custody at the court. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorised … read more »
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November 10, 2011 by benim
Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday granted provisional release to eight allies of former president Laurent Gbagbo arrested following a deadly post-election crisis, their lawyer said. The eight, including four former cabinet ministers, had been charged with … read more »
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November 1, 2011 by benim
Abidjan – Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he wanted the party of his ousted predecessor Laurent Gbagbo to take part in the December 11 legislative elections. Ouattara, who emerged victorious – with Western backing – from a deadly … read more »
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s new army turned its guns Wednesday on a former ally who helped liberate Abidjan and install the democratically elected president, military sources said of a major setback as the country was beginning to return … read more »
Armed and ready, hundreds of troops loyal to Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara are waiting to launch what they say will be the final assault on Abidjan. And waiting… “Today’s the big day,” a fighter who called himself Don told Reuters … read more »
January 13, 2011 by benim
The United Nations’ human rights chief raised the alarm on Thursday over a suspected third mass grave in Ivory Coast, as tensions remained high in the main city Abidjan after deadly clashes between rival camps. The world’s top cocoa grower … read more »
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ABIDJAN — The Ivory Coast government of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo expelled the British and Canadian envoys after the two countries said they no longer accepted his ambassadors, state television said Thursday. “Through the application of the principle of reciprocity … read more »
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