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Ivorians around a poster of Laurent Gbagbo in anticipation of his return home
After Gbagbo’s return, traditional leaders speak on reconciliation
22 June 2021 by Abraham Kouassi
Reconciliation is the word on everyone's lips since former President Laurent Gbagbo, acquitted by the International Criminal Court, returned to Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday June 17. Behind the grand spectacle of 'reconciliation', tra [...]
Ntaganda + Gbagbo + Al Mahdi (ICC - CPI) Ntaganda, Gbagbo, Al-Mahdi: decoding two appeal decisions and a symbolic reparation at the ICC
2 April 2021 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
This week at the International Criminal Court has been rich in - mostly symbolic - important events: the confirmation of the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Ggbagbo, the confirmation of the conviction of Congolese mi [...]
Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC Gbagbo acquittal: “3,000 dead, and no one guilty!”
1 April 2021 by Abraham Kouassi
After nearly ten years in detention and a three-year trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his defence minister Charles Blé Goudé were finally acquitted yesterday, March 3 [...]
Can prosecuting Guillaume Soro redeem the ICC?
19 May 2020 by Marco Bocchese
Guillaume Soro, a former rebel commander and prime minister of Ivory Coast, and a top contender in the October presidential election, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by an Ivorian court on corruption charges. Many signs ind [...]
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14 May 2020 by Abraham Kouassi
Is Côte d’Ivoire’s Remembrance Day a move for reconciliation? Nine years after the violent crisis that shook Côte d’Ivoire, the country and its authorities are still dealing with the thorny issue of how to remember the victims. December 16 has been chosen as a Day of Remembrance, which seems [...]
10 February 2020 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Why the acquitted Gbagbo must fight to be free? As the 2020 presidential campaign kicks off in Ivory Coast, former head of state Laurent Gbagbo, who was acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) more than a year ago, went back before the judges on Thursday 6 February, [...]
18 November 2019 by Abraham Kouassi
Côte d'Ivoire: justice and reparations under threat With Côte d’Ivoire just a year away from its second presidential election since the 2010-2011 civil war, justice and reparations are under threat of being used as political tools.
19 September 2019 by Maxence Peniguet
Gbagbo/Blé Goudé: why Judge Herrera-Carbuccia refused to acquit them The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has just appealed the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé. Seven months after the oral decision to acquit former President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and his M [...]
17 September 2019 by Maxence Peniguet
Why the ICC acquitted Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has just appealed the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé. Seven months after the oral decision to acquit former President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and his M [...]
21 May 2019 by Abraham Kouassi
Côte d’Ivoire: Victims say reparations so far are not enough The Ivorian government has provided support to the victims of violent crises in Côte d'Ivoire through the "yako", an individual financial assistance of one million CFA francs (about 1,500 euros). But in Abidjan's neighbourhoods, t [...]
8 February 2019 by Roland Adjovi
Acquittal, innocence and lessons from Ivory Coast The acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé by the International Criminal Court on 15 January highlights the paradoxical impact that legal proceedings can have on the political future of officials who are prosecuted and [...]
31 January 2019 by Thijs Bouwknegt
Gbagbo – an acquittal foretold On February 1, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court may decide if it confirms the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé-Goudé, who were acquitted on January 15 by a Trial Chamber. Scholar Thijs Bouwknegt goe [...]
15 January 2019 by Maxence Peniguet and Thierry Cruvellier
Acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé: a hammering for the Prosecutor's office Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his former Youth Minister Charles Blé Goudé were being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity linked to the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis. But on Ja [...]
15 January 2019 by AFP
Gbagbo and Blé Goudé acquitted by the ICC Breaking news at the International Criminal Court. The former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo and his coaccused Charles Blé Goudé are acquitted by the trial chamber. Judges have ordered their release.
8 November 2018 by Stephanie van den Berg
Gbagbo: Is there a case to answer? The trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo resumes next week before the International Criminal Court. The Defence is trying to have the case dismissed for lack of evidence. And the judges seem to wonder about the prosecu [...]
8 August 2018 by AFP
Ivory Coast ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo freed after amnesty Former Ivory Coast first lady Simone Gbagbo, who had been serving a 20-year jail term, was released on Wednesday, two days after being amnestied by President Alassane Ouattara. After seven years detention, Gbagbo returned to her h [...]
7 August 2018 by AFP
Ivory Coast leader announces amnesty for Simone Gbagbo and 800 others Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday announced amnesties for around 800 people, including former first lady Simone Gbagbo who is currently behind bars, in the name of national reconciliation. Last week Ivory Coast's S [...]
12 June 2018 by AFP
DRC's Jean-Pierre Bemba: key dates Key dates of DR Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba, acquitted on appeal on warcrimes charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC), and whose interim release was ordered on Tuesday: - November 4, 1962: Born in Bogada in the northwest E [...]
19 January 2018 by AFP
Defence minister for toppled Ivory Coast regime jailed A former defence chief for the Ivory Coast's ousted leader was sentenced to 15 years on Thursday for conspiring against the government, the latest top aide of the former regime to be jailed. Moise Lida Kouassi, a defence minister [...]
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