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It is a race from which past court convictions have already excluded three other prominent opposition figures - former President Laurent Gbagbo, former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and a former minister, Charles Blé Goudé - all central actors in the political crises and civil conflicts that brutally paralysed the progress of Ivory Coast between 1999 and 2011.

Former Fesci leaders include Guillaume Soro - a rebel leader turned prime minister, and Charles Blé Goudé - a former youth minister who was accused then acquitted of massive human rights violations during post-election violence that happened a decade ago.

The German industry has also been under pressure to improve working practices and is faced with a steep decline in meat-eating, with per capita pork consumption falling by a quarter between 1997 and 2022, according to state food agency BLE.

“It is time to tell the truth,” Ble Goude said.

Ble Goude told The Associated Press in 2012 from an undisclosed location.