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Ivory Coast’s incumbent president locked in crucial negotiations

Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast’s presidential incumbent, was on Tuesday night locked in negotiations with a delegation of three West African leaders who are trying to persuade him to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognised winner of last month’s … read more »

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Strike call fails to hit main Ivory Coast city, ports

Most workers in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan ignored a call by presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara for a strike on Monday to force Laurent Gbagbo out of power, saying they must work in order to survive. Operations at the … read more »

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Ivory Coast: Ouattara backers end occupation of Paris embassy

Supporters of Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara occupied the Ivorian embassy in Paris for several hours on Monday, calling for the internationally isolated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to step aside. French television reported that some 20 people occupied the building … read more »

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3 African presidents to deliver ultimatum to Gbagbo in Ivory Coast

Leaders of Benin, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde prepare to offer political asylum or forcible removal Three African leaders are due to arrive in Ivory Coast tomorrowwith an offer for the president, Laurent Gbagbo, to relinquish power and claim political … read more »

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Violence fears grow in Ivory Coast as Gbagbo stays

Ivory Coast – Fears of renewed fighting in this country once divided by civil war grew Monday following a threat from West African neighbors to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo if he does not soon heed international calls to … read more »

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‘Why Ivorians dislike Nigerians’

Against the background of the political crisis rocking Cote D’Voire, Alex Ogundadegbe writes on the dangers confronting over two million Nigerians in the country on the brink of disintegration A drive from Abidjan International Airport Felix Houphouet Boigny in Cote … read more »

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West African leaders hold emergency meeting on Ivory Coast

West African leaders were huddling in Nigeria on Friday over how best to defuse an escalating crisis in Ivory Coast, where President Laurent Gbagbo refuses to concede power. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States has already urged Gbagbo … read more »

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Nearly 200 killed in Ivory Coast election crisis

Nearly 200 people have been killed in Ivory Coast since last month’s disputed election, according to the United States, as international pressure mounts for defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down. World powers and African states have thrown their support … read more »

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International community may bolster Ivory Coast force

The international community may bolster the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Ivory Coast to head off any potential challenge by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo, the State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Washington was discussing … read more »

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