Côte d'Ivoire: Is Charles Blé Goudé alive ?

After weeks of uncertainty about his whereabouts, an alleged audio recording ^[1] of Charles Blé Goudé ^[2] [fr], the former Ivorian Minister of Youth under ousted president Laurent Gbagbo ^[3], has appeared in the Facebook group, “RESEAU MONDIAL FACEBOOKERS POUR GBAGBO ^[4]” (Worldwide Network of Facebookers for Gbagbo). In the recording, posted by Cyrius Oscar Chic Choc ^[5], Blé Goudé says: “I've experienced the symbolism of my own funeral in my lifetime, which my grandfather often told me about,” and affirms, “I am alive.”