Ivory Coast 2020 Presidential Candidate Sentenced To 20 Years In Absentia
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS) Guillaume Soro, the former rebel leader running for president in Ivory Coast, was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of embezzlement and sentenced to 20 years in prison, a verdict likely to exclude him from October’s election. The verdict was announced after a trial that lasted only a few hours and was…