Gbabgo departs for home

President Laurent Gbagbo of La Cote d'Ivoire left Accra on Thursday for home after a two-day official visit.

He was seen off at the Kotoka International Airport by President Kufuor and his wife, Theresa, Vice President Aliu Mahama, ministers of state, members of the diplomatic corps and the Ivorian ambassador to Ghana, Amon Tanoe.

President Gbagbo inspected a guard of honour mounted by 96 men and officers of the Air Force under the command of Squadron leader Issah Sadiq.

While in the country, President Gbagbo held bilateral discussions with President Kufuor, visited Kumasi where he met the Asantehene and signed a joint communiqu?.