Several allies of Guillaume Soro, former Prime Minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, are led by the security forces as they arrive for a trial at the Palace of Justice in Abidjan, Ivory Coast May 19, 2021. [Reuters]Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, went on trial in absentia on Wednesday on charges he plotted a coup against President Alassane Ouattara. His lawyers have condemned the case as politically motivated and say there is no evidence Soro was guilty of conspiracy. "Ivorian justice has become an accomplice to the settling of political scores," they said in a statement before the trial. Take a surveyBut the two men later fell out as the president made clear he would oppose Soro's own presidential ambitions.

Source: Standard Digital May 21, 2021 05:30 UTC