ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s strongman leader Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. Gbagbo’s comments by telephone to France’s LCI television came as French officials and a diplomat […]
JOHANNESBURG — Activists say some of the cocoa in your Valentine’s Day chocolate probably came from a West African country where the president is clinging to office.
Via BBC online About 14,000 people have fled Ivory Coast to neighbouring Liberia following last month’s disputed Ivorian presidential election, the UN says. It says it is prepared for a total of 30,000 refugees in the region. Most of those fleeing are supporters of Alassane Ouattara, who is recognised internationally as the new president. […]
