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Ble Goude returns to Ivory Coast after 11 years in exile

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Ivory Coast's former youth minister Charles Ble Goude is cheered by supporters upon his return to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on November 26, 2022. [AP Photo]

Former Youth Minister Charles Ble Goude, who was acquitted of crimes at the International Criminal Court, returned home Saturday to Ivory Coast after more than a decade of exile.

He arrived in Abidjan on a commercial flight around 1 p.m. and made no comment at the airport, which was heavily guarded by police. However, he later greeted supporters in Yopougon, where he promised them there would be a meeting in the coming weeks.

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