Abidjan
Charles Bla Goode has returned from exile.A worthy child of the Ivory Coastreturned to a standing ovation from his supporters in Abidjan. In the pouring rain, here’s Laurent Gbagbo’s former minister lined up through the sunroof of his car, arms outstretched, closed eyes skyward, parting the frenzied crowd. After eleven years in exile and seven years in prison, then acquitted at the International Criminal Court, he promised to return; “sober”, and vowed that there would be no meeting of his ownpolitics“. It did not happen. The heavy rains of the late wet season did not dampen the fervor of his supporters, who shouted, sang, danced in CP1 Square in the working-class town of Yopugon in Abidjan, to the rhythm of zuglu and coupe-decalé broadcast at full speed. .
“You asked for your father, Charles Blay Goode is here.“, he starts from the stage. Charles Blay intends to make his voice heard. Laurent Gbagbo’s former Minister of Youth, he was best known as “the general…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.