ARTICLES RELATING TO LAURENT GBAGBO

I Coast militia boss arrested

2013-05-19 18:49

A militia chief in Ivory Coast, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, has been arrested in his western stronghold.

I Coast: We're open to probing crimes

2013-04-30 08:43

Ivory Coast's says it is open to investigating top security officials accused by the UN of raking in millions of dollars through "warlord-style predatory economic activities".

UN urges 'calm' vote in tense Ivory Coast

2013-04-19 22:22

The United Nations has called for local elections in Ivory Coast to take place in a calm atmosphere following skirmishes in the run-up to a vote seen as a test of the nation's stability.

Ivory Coast exhuming mass graves

2013-04-04 18:03

Ivory Coast has begun exhuming mass graves dug after the 2010 election.

Gbagbo's party to boycott elections

2013-03-22 22:10

The party of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo will boycott elections in April after accusing the government of fixing the date for the polls without proper consultation.

Gbagbo tells ICC he fought for democracy

2013-03-01 08:56

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has told the ICC which is weighing whether to charge him with crimes against humanity that he had always been pro-democracy.

Ex-I Coast leader faces charges at ICC

2013-02-19 11:47

ICC prosecutors are laying out evidence they say proves that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is guilty of crimes including murder in the violent aftermath of his country’s disputed 20120 presidential polls.

I Coast court frees former Gbagbo aide

2013-02-14 16:05

An Ivory Coast court has ordered that the jailed deputy leader of the party of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo be freed but restricted to his home region for one year, a judicial source says.

Ivory Coast - slow justice

2013-01-30 18:57

Ivory Coast's government has displayed a "lack of impartiality" by not pursuing specific perpetrators of 2010-11 post election violence.

I Coast frees 9 Gbagbo allies on bail

2012-12-21 10:49

Ivory Coast's judiciary has agreed to release on bail nine aides of ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo who had been detained since 2011 in the aftermath of a deadly post-poll crisis.

Sall mediates Ivorian reconciliation bids

2012-12-14 16:01

Senegalese President Macky Sall has met Ivory Coast’s main opposition party in Dakar in a bid to mediate stalled reconciliation efforts after deadly poll violence last year, his office says.

Gbagbo hearing urgent - ICC judge

2012-12-11 22:31

A hearing to decide if ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should go on trial for crimes against humanity, allegedly committed in the west African country, should be held without further delay.

Ivorian exiles in Ghana support Gbagbo

2012-11-23 20:04

The Ghana Refugee Board says that nearly 1 000 supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo currently live in Accra.

Ivorian army poses dangerous risk – HRW

2012-11-19 11:40

Hundreds of civilians suspected of backing Ivory Coast's former president have been swept up in mass arrest and abused by the army, Human Rights Watch says.

Gbagbo fighters in Ghana refugee camps

2012-11-04 19:19

Gbagbo fighters have infiltrate Ghana refugee camps and launch attacks on security posts says Ivory Coast.

Gbagbo again seeking release

2012-10-31 14:19

Laurent Gbagbo's defence lawyer has urged the International Criminal Court to release the former Ivory Coast president from pre-trial custody, saying he is too ill and poor to flee justice.

Ivory Coast, Liberia plan joint forces

2012-10-19 13:10

West African neighbours Ivory Coast and Liberia are set to launch a joint Military operation by the end of the year along their volatile and porous border, the two nations' presidents have announced.

I Coast exiles set up strategic base

2012-10-10 15:16

Exiles supporting Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo have established a base in neighbouring Ghana from which they are working to destabilise the current Ivorian government, a report says.

Ivory Coast to reopen Ghana border

2012-10-08 07:37

Ivory Coast’s land and sea borders with Ghana, closed after a deadly attack in September, are set to reopen, an official says.

Ivory Coast trial of soldiers starts

2012-10-02 20:33

The first major trial of soldiers loyal to ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo in connection with crimes during the country's post-election crisis has started.

Ivorian leader's death - officers charged

2012-10-01 22:19

A military court in Abidjan has charged four senior officers over the 2002 assassination of former junta leader Robert Guei.

Seven killed in Ivory Coast attacks

2012-09-21 18:01

At least three people have been killed after armed men attacked three police stations in the south of Abidjan while a clash near the Ghana border left four dead.

Suspension of pro-Gbagbo papers lifted

2012-09-18 12:16

Ivory Coast’s National Press Council says it would temporarily lift the suspension of newspapers seen as close to former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Ex-Elf chief to appear in Togo court

2012-09-17 10:32

The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Flock-Prigent, is due to appear in a Togolese court after being extradited in a fraud probe, a move condemned by his lawyer.

 

Gbagbo's wife in hospital

2013-05-02 21:47

The detained ex-Ivory Coast president's wife Simone Gbagbo is in hospital.

Low turnout for I Coast local polls

2013-04-22 10:43

Ivorians have turned out in low numbers for local elections, seen as a test of stability in the west African nation in a poll boycotted by former president Laurent Gbagbo.

I Coast tension alarms president's party

2013-04-18 10:48

The party of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has voiced concern over growing political tension ahead of local polls meant to cement post-conflict stabilisation.

UN halts Ivorian refugee returns

2013-03-28 19:33

The United Nations refugee agency in Liberia has halted its voluntary repatriation programme for displaced Ivorians because of growing violence at the countries' volatile border.

Ghana's Turkson faces criticism abroad

2013-03-07 12:49

Ghana's Peter Turson, one of Africa's two candidates considered eligible to become the next pope, has earned respect as a peacemaker at home, but faces criticism abroad over a controversial video.

Gbagbo lawyer says he is a scapegoat

2013-02-20 21:14

A lawyer for former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has told International Criminal Court judges that prosecutors are making him a "scapegoat" for deadly violence that erupted after 2010 elections.

Tear gas used on pro-Gbagbo protest

2013-02-16 14:05

Police have fired tear gas to disperse a banned protest in the economic capital of the Ivory Coast by supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Africa's candidate for pope 'a peacemaker'

2013-02-13 07:45

Ghana's Peter Turkson, seen by some as Africa's top candidate to become the next pope, has served as a peacemaker and left what his supporters call a lasting impact on his nation's development.

Ghana extradites ex-military chief to I Coast

2013-02-05 17:34

Ghana has arrested and extradited Major Jean-Noel, a key figure in Ivory Coast’s security services under ousted president Laurent Gbagbo, an Ivorian security official says.

Ivory Coast New Year's death toll rises

2013-01-04 21:03

Ivory Coast's health minister has said the death toll in the New Year's stampede has risen to 64.

Date set for Gbagbo pre-trial hearing

2012-12-17 14:07

Judges at the ICC are set to hold a hearing in February to decide whether evidence against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is strong enough to put him on trial for crimes against humanity.

ICC says it may try Gbagbo

2012-12-12 21:55

The International Criminal Court has ruled it has jurisdiction to try former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, currently in custody at The Hague, on charges of crimes against humanity.

1 000s continue to flee Ivory Coast

2012-11-28 22:34

A monitoring group says thousands of people in Ivory Coast continue to flee their homes because of ongoing land conflicts.

Gbagbo's wife wanted by ICC

2012-11-22 21:13

The International Criminal Court says it has indicted Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, on charges including murder, rape and persecution.

Ex-first lady testifies in genocide case

2012-11-14 10:25

Former Ivory Coast first lady Simone Gbagbo has begun testifying in her trial for genocide, embezzlement and other charges, says a judicial source.

Gbagbo fit for trial - ICC

2012-11-02 22:41

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo is well enough to be tried for crimes against humanity but his health condition may require special measures, the International Criminal Court says.

Gbagbo to stay in detention - ICC

2012-10-26 22:25

Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court have turned down former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo's request to be allowed to leave the Netherlands to await trial, saying he posed a flight risk.

Ghana arrests 43 Ivorian 'ex-combatants'

2012-10-15 19:58

Ghana has arrested 43 Ivorians at a refugee camp who are suspected of previously fighting on behalf of the fallen Ivory Coast government of Laurent Gbagbo.

Gbagbo allies 'reached out to Islamists'

2012-10-09 08:58

The UN has accused exiled allies of Ivory Coast’s former leader of trying to recruit Islamist rebels who took control of the northern half of Mali in a campaign to destabilise the West African region.

60+ inmates escape from Liberian jail

2012-10-04 13:17

More than 60 inmates have broken out of prison in Liberia, a report says, adding that authorities are combing nearby forests in an effort to re-arrest the escapees.

Ghana charges Gbagbo's aide with murder

2012-10-02 07:49

Ghanaian authorities have charged the spokesperson for Ivory Coast’s ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo with murder following a warrant from his home country.

Gbagbo's spokesperson gets bail in Ghana

2012-09-25 19:38

A court in Ghana has granted bail to the spokesperson of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, Justin Kone Katinan, as prosecutors were not ready to start extradition proceedings against him.

Ivory Coast police stations 'attacked'

2012-09-21 08:12

Two Ivorian police stations and a paramilitary gendarmerie post have been attacked by armed men in the south of Abidjan, witnesses and security sources say.

3 held in suspected I Coast coup plot

2012-09-18 09:25

Authorities in Ghana have arrested three men for allegedly trying to buy arms for a planned coup in neighbouring Ivory Coast.

Liberia reopens border with Ivory Coast

2012-09-14 20:58

The Liberian government has reopened part of its border with Ivory Coast, which was closed in June after Ivorian clashes that killed 18 people, including seven Nigerian UN peacekeepers.

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