Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali for nearly six months and sentenced to 20 years in prison arrived in Abidjan on Saturday, the day after they were pardoned by Malian junta leader Assimi Goïta. The Ivorian air force plane carrying them landed at 11.40 pm at Abidjan airport. The soldiers, […]
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Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison
A court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian troops whose detention in Mali sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries to 20 years in prison, the public prosecutor said Friday. Three women soldiers among the original group detained in July, and who were freed in early September, were sentenced […]
Danser arrested, charged for twerking against a policeman
IVORY COAST: Dezy Dokui, one of the Ivorian dancers who twerked against a policeman at the Palais des Sports during the Tchin-Tchinn final recently, has been charged. “The audience was spoilt for choice. However, a scandalous incident occurred at the party, which slightly disrupted the total success of this final,“ […]