ICC upholds acquittal of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo, Ble Goude
By DW
01 April 2021 |
8:34 am
Both men had been accused of inciting violence after the tense elections in 2010. Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Ble Goude have been considering returning to the Ivory Coast.
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