Cote d'Ivoire: The Return of Former President Gbagbo Arouses the Enthusiasm of His Supporters - Tensions With the Police

Abidjan — The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Ivory Coast after ten years has aroused emotion among his supporters. For several days, in the headquarters of the FIP, the Front Populaire Ivoirien, the party founded by the former Head of State, the atmosphere has been very different from that which reigned there a decade ago. To celebrate the event, thousands of gadgets with the effigy of Gbagbo were made and sold.

Yesterday morning, June 17, the numerous militants who had taken to the streets to welcome "their president" were dispersed by tear gas bombs launched by the security forces in the streets of Port-Bouët and Grand Carrefour de Koumassi, the neighborhoods around Abidjan's Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport.

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