Gbagbo Stays Away From African Leaders
African leaders have invited rival Ivorian leaders Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara to African Union talks on the country's crisis. Ouattara will attend but Gbagbo's party says he will send a representative instead.
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo to Boycott African Leaders' Meeting
RFI, 8 March 2011
Hundreds of women demonstrated in Côte d'Ivoire Tuesday to protest the deaths of seven women killed last week in a rally against Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to step down… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Takes Control of Cocoa Industry
RFI, 9 March 2011
France is protesting at Côte d'Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo's decision to take control of key purchases and exports of cocoa, calling the move an "illegal decision". Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
UN Urges Rival Groups to Facilitate Aid Delivery, Protect Civilians
UN News, 8 March 2011
The United Nation refugee agency today appealed to rival groups in Côte d'Ivoire to support efforts to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to those affected by the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Crisis Tops African Union Meeting Agenda
BuaNews, 8 March 2011
President Jacob Zuma will today head to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where the African Union Peace and Security Council will discuss the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
African Union Leaders Take Their Time As War Looms
ISS, 8 March 2011
The AU Panel resolutions were expected on the 28th of February. Unfortunately, the panel could not deliver and would need more time to craft "a political solution" to the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Crossing a Line - Killings And Fear in Abidjan
UNIRIN, 8 March 2011
As reports by Human Rights Watch and formal documentation from the UN Human Rights Commission decry the worsening human rights situation in Côte d'Ivoire, many Ivoirians IRIN… Read more »
InFocus
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Reflecting fears that Cote dIvoire is spiraling towards all-out civil war, African and world leaders have made strong statements about the escalating violence.
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