Ex-president Gbagbo to run for top job again, despite disqualification

He "agrees to be the candidate of the PPA-CI" (African People's Party-Ivory Coast) following a central committee meeting, said a statement released late Sunday.

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Former Ivorian President and current President of the Parti des Peuples Africains - Cote d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

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Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has agreed to run for the top job again despite being disqualified by a 20-year jail sentence, his party has

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