bagbo stood accused of weaponizing rape and murder to terrorize his opponent. he was arrested with the help of the french army and transferred to the hague where he faced four counts of crimes against humanity, charges he denied. after a three-year trial that heard 82 witnesses, evidence was considered insufficient, and he and his assistant were acquitted in 2019, a decision upheld by the icc's appeal chamber. >> we speak to our correspondent covering the story for us. it has been a mixed date of tensions and excitement. what more can you tell us? >> what i can tell is indeed, it has been a mixed day in terms of reaction. both this jubilant, electric night filled with laughter and also cheering and chanting, but also, you know, clashes that erupted a little bit in different areas across the city of abidjan where police forces had to use tear gas to disperse the crowd, so definitely a mixed bag here. what we know, and with the latest is, at least for us, is when we did leave the airport and the presidential pavilion, we were met with more crowds waiting just as