Tag: Abidjan
Ivory Coast court sentences former PM to life in prison
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — An Ivory Coast court has sentenced prominent opposition figure and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to life in prison for...
Ivory Coast’s former president Gbagbo attends Mass in public
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has made one of his first public appearances since returning home after nearly a...
Ex-Ivory Coast leader at Belgian airport, likely headed home
BRUSSELS — The former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, checked in at Belgium’s main airport on Thursday, his lawyer said, ready to...
Ivory Coast’s ex-president to return 10 years after arrest
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Laurent Gbagbo's refusal to accept defeat in Ivory Coast's 2010 presidential election sparked months of violence that killed at least...
Referee collapses, stretchered off in African Cup qualifier
<p>ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The referee in an African Cup of Nations qualifier collapsed and was stretchered off the field on Tuesday, resulting in...
Referee collapses, stretchered off in African Cup qualifier
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The referee in an African Cup of Nations qualifier collapsed and was stretchered off the field on Tuesday, resulting in...