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Ivory Coast issues arrest warrant for ex-rebel chief ahead of presidential election

By DW
24 Dec 2019 | 2:02 pm |

The arrest warrant against Guillaume Soro threatens to plunge the West African country into uncertainty and violence. The former rebel leader is contesting next year's presidential election against an ally-turned-foe.

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