Laurent Gbagbo returns to Ivory Coast

African Dialogue

Ivory Coast's former President, Laurent Gbagbo, landed in his country, last week Thursday, after battling charges of war and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court for many years.
After being acquitted in 2019 his return has been expected hence this homecoming saw crowds welcoming Gbagbo in Abidjan where he landed with a heavy security scattered across the city.
As much he has not made his political ambitions clear the support of his return was a signal that he could still be enjoying a support base in his country.
Today on the program, we look at whether Gbagbo’s return to Ivory Coast has any ramifications to the politics of the country.
On African Dialogue, Benjamin Moshatama speaks to Koffi Kouakou, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Africa China Studies at the University of Johannesburg, Dr Mohammed Diatta, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies and Brian Kagoro, commentator and Pan-Africanist Development Practitioner…