The former first lady of the Ivory Coast has begun testifying at her trial, where she faces charges of genocide and embezzlement amongst others, reported the AFP.
Simone Gbagbo was detained along with her husband Laurent Gbagbo, after he refused to hand over power to the opposition, following his loss at the 2010 November Presidential elections.
Since then, she has been held in the northern town of Odienne , while her husband has since been transferred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. He faces charges of crimes against humanity.
Eight other Gbagbo allies have been charged with genocide by Ivory Coast officials, after the 2010 crisis which claimed some 3,000 lives.
See report from AFP here.
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