Laurent Gbagbo

The arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo by the International Criminal Court and his rendition to the Hague on 30 November prompted surprisingly little protest given that 46% of Ivorians had voted for him in elections almost exactly a year ago...

The International Criminal Court may have accelerated the arrest and rendition of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo to the Hague because of the discovery of an apparent plot to spring him from house arrest in the northern town of Korhogo we hear...

This cleared the old colonial power’s troops to go in: their firepower settled the issue and captured Laurent Gbagbo...

Luanda appears willing to forget its past strong support for Côte d’Ivoire’s then President Laurent Gbagbo and reconcile with his successor Alassane Dramane Ouattara but there is much to forgive say sources in both countries (AC Vol 52 No 20 New leaf)...

More information is emerging about ex-President Laurent Gbagbo’s former Youth Minister Charles Blé Goudé leader of the Jeunes Patriotes...

Angolan support for Laurent Gbagbo had angered ADO...

The five-year terms of the 225 members of parliament were prolonged because of the crisis but President Laurent Gbagbo effectively ruled by decree from 2005...

Nigeria clashed with South Africa and Angola in January at the African Union summit over Laurent Gbagbo’s desire to retain power in Côte d’Ivoire...

Niger is among those to express discontent at its Telco investment and questions are being raised in Côte d’Ivoire over investments made in line with Gadaffi’s interest in the regime of ousted President Laurent Gbagbo...

The French Licorne force played a decisive role in the United Nations’ storming of the presidential palace and the capture of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo...