ICC upholds acquittal of Ivory Coast's Gbagbo

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 15, 2019. The court will rule on March 31, 2021 whether to uphold his acquittal. PHOTO | AFP

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Gbagbo gave the thumbs up in court as judges dismissed an appeal by prosecutors over the shock 2019 decision to clear him and his youth leader Charles Ble Goude over a wave of post-electoral violence.