3 May 2011
Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s former strongman Laurent Gbagbo has made his first public appearance since he was arrested three weeks ago.
He met a team of mediators including former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the northern town of Korhogo.
A journalist says Mr Gbagbo looked in good health and joked with Archbishop Tutu.
His arrest ended a stand-off when he refused to accept defeat at the polls.
More than 3,000 are believed to have been killed since the November election, before Alassane Ouattara took power when his forces captured Mr Gbagbo in the presidential residence in the main city, Abidjan.
He is being guarded by UN peacekeepers and former rebel forces who back Mr Ouattara in the presidential villa in Korhogo, which our correspondent describes as small but luxurious.
Mr Gbagbo smiled in front of the cameras, wearing a creased blue shirt and with slightly longer hair than usual, our correspondent says.
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