Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo freed by war crimes court
- 02-Feb-2019
More than 3,000 people died on both sides after Gbagbo refused to concede defeat to his internationally backed-rival -- and now-president -- Alassane Ouattara.
African leaders who refused to stand down
- 19-Jan-2017
PARIS: Before Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who has disputed his rival Adama Barrow’s election victory, many African heads of state have attempted, in some cases successfully, over the past few years to remain in power beyond their legal mandate. In some countries, elections have been disputed amid deadly violence, as was the case in Kenya, […]