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General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

Publicly, the current head of state and his predecessor are engaged in an information battle but behind the scenes the communication channels are much smoother, if not for the thorny matter of the imprisonment of soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo. [...]

Published on 23.08.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
Anselme Seka Seka
Bruno Dogbo Ble
Henri Konan Bedie
Jean Noël Abehi
Laurent Gbagbo
Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire
Simone Gbagbo
Vagba Faussignaux

Ivory Coast
Bitter dual nationality issue hangs over 2025 presidential poll

Patrick Achi, Tidjane Thiam, and Jean-Louis Billon are among the names being bandied about as future Ivorian leaders after the 2025 election. But all three might be adversely affected by the constitutional ban on presidential candidates holding dual nationality.

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Patrick Achi, Tidjane Thiam and Jean-Louis Billon (from left to right).

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Why dialogue between Gbagbo and Ouattara has broken down

Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara haven't spoken since the middle of this year. Although they have always been distant, relations between the two men have now become strained. The former Ivorian president blames his successor for not granting him all the privileges that he was previously promised.

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Laurent Gbagbo with Alassane Ouattara during their

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The secrets of Gbagbo's return to Ivory Coast

The former Ivorian president, who is due back in Abidjan on 17 June, is consulting his closest advisers regarding the final details of his return to Ivory Coast after more than 10 years away, most of them spent in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo.

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Gbabgo to return to Abidjan in June but without a public welcome

Following long negotiations, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara 's negotiators have finally reached an agreement which will allow the former president to return to Ivory Coast next month... in undercover mode.

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Former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo.

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Alassane Ouattara
Anselme Seka Seka
Bruno Dogbo Ble
Henri Konan Bedie
Jean Noël Abehi
Laurent Gbagbo
Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire
Simone Gbagbo
Vagba Faussignaux

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General Bruno Dogbo Blé at the heart of dispute between Gbagbo and Ouattara

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Gbabgo to return to Abidjan in June but without a public welcome