There are reports that president-elect Alassane Ouattara’s soldiers have stormed the compound where former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been holed up in a bunker. There were reports Tuesday that Gbagbo was negotiating his surrender. However, he then denied these reports. Will Laurent Gbagbo hand over power or try to lead the Ivory Coast deeper […]
Ivory Coast’s bloody conflict continues, as forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara battle for power against the forces of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step down. Thousands have reportedly been killed since last November’s election, many of them civilians; and tens of thousands more have lost their homes. Nearly 85,000 people have fled […]
After a public debate over voter fraud and outbreaks of violence, West African officials are urging incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down from the top post of the Ivory Coast. Since the country’s election on November 28, President Gbagbo and challenger Alassane Ouattara ? widely recognized as the winner of the election ? have […]