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I fought for democracy, Says Gbagbo

February 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

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 »

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Ivory Coast: Former President Gbagbo allies ‘attacked Abidjan’

August 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Hamed Bakayoko told Radio France International (RFI) he believed the attackers received their orders from Gbagbo loyalists in neighbouring Ghana. One assailant was also killed in the gun battle on Monday in the Riviera district of Abidjan, the main city. … read more »

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Ivory Coast arrests 57 troops from former regime

August 12, 2011 by benim

Ivorian authorities arrested 57 soldiers from former president Laurent Gbagbo’s regime on Thursday, and charged them with crimes ranging from murder and kidnapping to attacking state security and buying illegal arms, the military prosecutor said. President Alassane Ouattara’s government is … read more »

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Ivorian forces executed 26 people in past month-UN

August 12, 2011 by benim

Ivorian forces have carried out 26 extrajudicial killings in the past month, the U.N. mission said on Thursday, a revelation likely to increase pressure on President Alassane Ouattara to discipline his troops and bring some commanders to justice. The U.N. … read more »

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Killings overshadow Ivory Coast recovery

May 10, 2011 by benim

Abidjan – A month after his dramatic arrest, Ivory Coast’s fallen president Laurent Gbagbo remains under house arrest as his successor vows reconciliation amid the ruins of their deadly conflict. Gbagbo faces a raft of criminal charges after his five-month … read more »

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Cote d’Ivoire gov’t to punish absent employees

May 10, 2011 by benim

President Alassane Ouattara’s government has called on all Cote d’Ivoire’s public servants to return to work, saying they could face punitive measures if otherwise. Public Service Minister Konan Gnamien has threatened to punish civil servants who will not have reported … read more »

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Ivory Coast: 29 bodies in new mass grave

May 8, 2011 by benim

Abidjan – A new mass grave containing 29 bodies has been found in a restive suburb of Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, said a resident who said the victims were killed in the aftermath of a political stand off that plunged … read more »

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Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote

May 6, 2011 by benim

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office Friday, five months after the election that nearly ripped the African nation in two and left hundreds dead when the country’s strongman refused to concede defeat. … read more »

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Bodies rot after Abidjan violence

May 4, 2011 by benim

Abidjan – The bodies of 60 people killed in recent fighting between government forces and militiamen loyal to former strongman Laurent Gbagbo have been retrieved in the Abidjan district of Yopougon, the Ivorian Red Cross said on Wednesday. “We were … read more »

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Gbagbo wants to heal Ivory Coast – Tutu

May 3, 2011 by benim

Korhogo – Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo wants to “heal the wounds” in his country, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said after meeting the ousted leader on Monday. The Nobel Prize winner met Gbagbo alongside former UN chief Kofi … read more »

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Cote d’Ivoire’s pro-Gbagbo fighters agree to lay down arms

April 30, 2011 by benim

Fighters loyal to Cote d’Ivoire’s deposed president Laurent Gbagbo have agreed to lay down arms weeks after the arrest of the strongman on April 11, the military disclosed on Friday. The pro-Gbagbo militia had continued armed resistance in Yopougon, the … read more »

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Clashes flare up in Ivory Coast – report

April 25, 2011 by benim

Abidjan – Aides to Ivory Coast’s renegade warlord say they are being attacked in Abidjan’s Yopougon suburb by former rebels who have joined the new army. Both forces have been fighting in the area to dislodge pockets of resistance by … read more »

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Ivory Coast: Gunfire, Explosions Erupt in Abidjan

April 20, 2011 by benim

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Nine days after former President Laurent Gbagbo was captured, his die-hard forces were still battling troops of Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president on Wednesday in an Abidjan neighborhood, leaving civilians in the crossfire. While shelling shook … read more »

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Fighting in Ivorian City, Abidjan, Turns Violent Again

March 16, 2011 by benim

Residents in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, say fighting between supporters of the country’s two rival presidents has left at least four dead. Witnesses say a group of armed men opened fire on security forces at a road block Tuesday … read more »

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4 Dead at pro-Gbagbo Abidjan Shooting

March 15, 2011 by benim

Gunmen shot dead four people on Tuesday near a roadblock run by youth supporters of Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in the Abidjan suburb of Deux Plateau, several witnesses said. The world’s leading cocoa-producing country has been in violent turmoil since … read more »

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