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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Côte d'Ivoire's former prime minister Soro says he is willing to 'end his exile'

Côte d'Ivoire's former rebel leader and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro addressing a press conference in 17 September 2020, in a hotel in Paris. © Stéphane de Sakutin / AFP

The former prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, said on Monday that he has been in Niamey since Saturday and met with Niger coup leader Tiani. On Sunday. He also announced that he was ending his self-imposed exile, which began in 2019.

"I had the honour of an audience with the president of the Nigerien transition, General Abdourahamane Tiani," said Soro on X, formerly Twitter, adding he had met with other senior officials in a 90-minute exchange.

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