Post-ICC, legal battles could keep Gbagbo off politics

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo addresses traditional chiefs and his party at his residence in Mama on June 28, 2021. President Alassane Ouattara sanctioned his return. PHOTO | AFP


Three weeks since his somewhat triumphant return, former Cote d’Ivoire president, Laurent Gbagbo, keeps Ivorians guessing about his political future.

Gauging from the the welcome he received, Gbagbo still wields formidable political influence in the country.