Ivory Coast: Former Gbagbo Ally Ble Goude Interested In Presidency

A key figure in post-electoral violence that shook Ivory Coast in 2011, dubbed the “general of the street” for his ability to muster a crowd, Ble Goude flew back in late November after more than eight years.
He and Gbagbo were acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March 2021 for crimes arising from the conflict.
Ble Goude has never hidden his ambitions, and he told a press conference in Abidjan, that he will returned the main (political) actor… who is looking to govern Ivory Coast one day as he claims Ivory Coast needs him and he would like to take part in the next electoral contest.
The two former allies have not met since Ble Goude returned home, but he insisted there was “no breakdown” between him and Gbagbo.