Ivory Coast Court Convicts Top Pro-Gbagbo Security Officials

A military tribunal in Ivory Coast on Tuesday convicted two top officials in former president Laurent Gbagbo's security forces of crimes related to the West African nation's 2011 civil war. Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cocoa grower, has seen rapid economic revival under President Alassane Ouattara but is still struggling with issues of reconciliation and justice. About 3,000 people died in the conflict, which was sparked by Gbagbo's refusal to acknowledge his defeat...

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