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Wednesday July 28 2021
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (R) and his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo (L) address a press conference at the presidential palace in Abidjan, on July 27, 2021 following their first talks since Gbagbo returned last month from Europe after a nearly 10-year absence. PHOTO/AFP
Summary How are you, Laurent? Happy to see you, Ouattara said as Gbagbo arrived at the presidential palace in the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan.
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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 West African country s deadly 2010-11 conflict, saying the turmoil was behind us .
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Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, on Wednesday declared that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo was welcome to return home after being finally acquitted of crimes against humanity during a civil war that pitted them against each other a decade ago.
Ouattara said Gbagbo and his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude were “free to return to Ivory Coast when they want”.
He made the remarks a week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that both were in the clear over the devastating post-electoral violence that rocked the West African nation in 2010-11.
“Arrangements will be made so that Laurent Gbagbo can enjoy, in accordance with the laws in place, the advantages and allowances available to former presidents,” Ouattara told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan.