Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Raises Spectre of Civil War

Cote d'Ivoire's embattled president Laurent Gbagbo has warned West African leaders that any attempt to oust him could ruin the regional economy and trigger civil war. Three West African presidents will visit Abidjan on Tuesday in a bid to convince the defiant 65-year-old leader to step down.

The last-ditch effort comes after West African leaders threatened military intervention, after an emergency summit of the regional Economic Community of West African States, or Ecowas.

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