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Alassane Ouattara - President of Ivory Coast

Alassane Ouattara - President of Ivory Coast

The Interview vor 13 Jahren

Zeinab Badawi talks to the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara.

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Ivory Coast was once one of west Africa's economic powerhouses.
Today, the world's biggest cocoa producer is trying to recover
from the conflict that tore the country apart. Following
elections in late 2010 the incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo,
refused to admit defeat to his opponent, Alassane Ouattara. After
a period of violence in which thousands of Ivorians were killed,
Gbagbo is now awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court
in The Hague. As president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara has
the task of uniting a divided country. His critics accuse him of
presiding over a victor's justice and letting off supporters of
his who are suspected of crimes. Are they right?

(Image: Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. Credit:
REUTERS/Luc Gnago)