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Conflict 'behind us', Ivory Coast's Ouattara says after greeting rival
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara offered a hearty welcome to his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday as the rivals met for the first time since the...
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I. Coast President Ouattara to meet ex-rival Gbagbo
The long-awaited talks are widely seen in Ivory Coast as a key to easing the country's simmering political tensions.
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Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo says ICC is biased and 'not serious'
Gbagbo's first comments on the trial and his acquittal since his return to Ivory Coast after a 10-year absence, was met with rousing cheers from supporters in his home village of Mama in southwest Ivory Coast.
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Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo heads home after war crimes acquittal
The 76-year-old's homecoming will be a key test of stability in Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa producer and the wealthiest country in francophone West Africa.
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In test for Ivory Coast, controversial ex-president Gbagbo heading home
Gbagbo was ousted in April 2011 after a war sparked by his refusal to accept electoral defeat at the hands of Alassane Ouattara, the current president.
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ICC upholds acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo
The first head of state to stand trial at the tribunal, 75-year-old Gbagbo gave the thumbs up as appeals judges confirmed that he was finally in the clear over a wave of post-electoral violence in 2010-11.
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo awaits crucial ICC ruling
Gbagbo, 75, and his former youth leader Charles Ble Goude were cleared of crimes against humanity in 2019 over a wave of post-electoral violence in the west African nation more than a decade ago.
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Ouattara's party wins majority in Ivory Coast parliament vote
The vote passed off peacefully and for the first time in a decade included all of the country's main political players, providing hope that Ivory Coast has begun to emerge from recent turbulence.
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Ivory Coast minister to meet ex-president Gbagbo to discuss return
Gbagbo, 75, was ousted in April 2011 after refusing to concede electoral defeat to Ouattara, triggering violence that claimed around 3,000 lives.
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Ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo plans to return home this month
Laurent Gbagbo was forced out by his rival, Alassane Ouattara, after a brief but bloody civil war that claimed some 3,000 lives.
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Ivory Coast's Ouattara lashes banned presidential bids as 'provocation'
In an interview published on Thursday by the French magazine 'Paris Match', the 78-year-old incumbent fired a verbal broadside at former president Laurent Gbagbo and ex-rebel chief Guillaume Soro.
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Anger flares in Ivory Coast after election candidates barred
Also barred was former rebel leader turned prime minister Guillaume Soro, 47, a onetime Ouattara ally who had been sentenced to 20 years in absentia over alleged embezzlement.
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Ivory Coast former president, ex-rebel rejected in election bid - official
President Alassane Ouattara's decision to contest a third term in October has already triggered outrage among opposition and civil society groups, who labelled it a "coup" that risked triggering chaos.
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Ex-Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo wants unconditional release
The ICC, the world’s first permanent war crimes court, acquitted Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges in January last year, saying prosecutors had failed to prove any case against him.
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Ex-Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo wants unconditional release
The ICC, the world’s first permanent war crimes court, acquitted Laurent Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges on 15 January, saying prosecutors had failed to prove any case against him.
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Gbagbo lawyer asks ICC to free Ivory Coast ex-leader
Laurent Gbagbo faced charges on four counts of crimes against humanity over the 2010-2011 bloodshed which following a disputed vote in the West African nation.
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ICC prosecutor will appeal Gbagbo's acquittal
The court acquitted Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges on 15 January saying prosecutors had failed to prove any case against him.
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Ouattara says 'someone must be responsible' for poll deaths
ICC judges acquitted Gbagbo and his aide Charles Ble Goude on charges stemming from a wave of violence after disputed elections in the west African nation in 2010.
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Belgium agrees to host Gbagbo awaiting appeal by ICC
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has had to agree to limit his movements and to be under surveillance in Belgium.
