Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

The former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.
The former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo. © Peter Dejong/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
Just a few days after his re-election as president, Alassane Ouattara has agreed to grant Laurent Gbagbo a diplomatic passport, opening the way to the former president's return to Ivory Coast after an absence of nine years. [...]
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