"Reconciliation", "return to order and calm," "hope": the first words of Alassane Ouattara, Monday night after the arrest of his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, who refused for four months of leaving office , expressed his will "turn the page". Wednesday, April 13, at his first press conference, the new president of Côte d'Ivoire has made "one or two months" to get the "total pacification" of the country, posing as a priority to "rid the Abidjan and rest of the country of militias and mercenaries ".
He appeléces last to lay down their arms immediately. "I asked that emphasis be placed on the detection of weapons in Abidjan and in the villages inside, across Ivory Coast, and that these weapons are brought back and burned," said Alassane Ouattara, indicating that these operations would be in association with those he has designated as "impartial forces": the UN mission (ONUCI) and the French Licorne force.
"Once we have managed these operations, for which I give one to two months, you'll see that peace is total," he said. The new president also showed his determination to avoid victor's justice and not to spare his supporters. "All the soldiers of Republican Forces [pro-Ouattara] to be identified as having been written off looters will be republican forces, and immediate way," he warned as well, so that its elements are accused of widespread looting in Abidjan.
He also announced he would "ask the prosecutor to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate investigations" into the massacres committed in the west. On 1 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross estimated that at least 800 people were killed in the only town of Duekoue, 29 and 30 March.
The plupartde these alleged crimes, according to the UN was committed by supporters of Alassane Ouattara. "These killings are unacceptable, unworthy (...), I am appalled," said the latter with emotion. "I will do everything to ensure that these sentences are an example not only for the Ivorians, but also for Africa and the world," promised the Ivorian head of state, saying he wanted to begin these investigations " as soon as possible.
" After the announcement of the death, in circumstances still troubles, Desire Tagro, former interior minister and strong man of the regime of former president, who was arrested at the Golf Hotel on Monday night Alassane Ouattara Laurent Gbagbo assured that was a safe place, "Mr Gbagbo is a former head of state, we must treat it with respect.
(...) At the time I speak to you, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo is no longer at the Hotel du Golf. It is in Côte d'Ivoire, although secure, "he said, without revealing the location of the deposed president." The helicopter took off carrying Laurent Gbagbo to 12 h 40 [local time and GMT, 14 h 40 in Paris] the north direction, "said a spokesman for UNOCI.
Alassane Ouattara, who promised to settle the presidential palace" in the coming days, "took the reins of a country adrift with the immense task of reconciling a divided nation and restore peace and security. But the task is difficult. On Tuesday, the economic capital, Abidjan, was still the scene of looting.
In some neighborhoods, gunshots were heard and Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI, pro-Ouattara) admitted being overwhelmed. The humanitarian situation is also very difficult in the interior, particularly in the West: Several NGOs are concerned about the deterioration humanitarian conditions in the Catholic mission in Duekoue, where nearly 30,000 people have fled since the massacres.
Political tensions also persist: Pascal Affi N'Guessan, head of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party of Laurent Gbagbo, condemned the arrest of the former president as an operation which aims to install by force Mr. Ouattara and solves no problem, nor the legitimacy or legality of the Constitution (...) The country is split into two, one can not compel by force the supporters of Laurent Gbagbo to support Mr Ouattara ".
For the supporters of Gbagbo, Ouattara rest, as during the campaign, candidates from abroad. Since the arrest of their leader, they also maintain that the former president was not arrested by Republican forces of Alassane Ouattara as provide Paris and the UN, but by French soldiers. On Wednesday, Pascal Affi N'Guessan has called it "a coup d'état by the French army" and the daughter of Lawrence Gbagbo seized five French lawyers (Jacques Verges, Roland Dumas, Gilbert Collard, François Epoma Habiba and Toure) to study the "legality" of the arrest of his parents and that of the French military intervention in Côte d'Ivoire.
Once again, the defense minister, Gerard Longuet, said Wednesday that French forces were "not go beyond the mandate" of the UN in Côte d'Ivoire. "We intervened in the mandate and on specific requests "the Secretary General of the United Nations," he told MPs. "I can confirm that in the presidential residence where the surrender of Laurent Gbagbo has been received, there was not a French soldier ".
Council of Ministers, Nicolas Sarkozy, for his part felt that Paris had "done his duty for democracy and for peace in Cote d'Ivoire." To restore security in Abidjan, Gerard Longuet also announced Wednesday that "patrols of the Ivorian and French police" were circulating in Abidjan to show that a "rule of law is taking place" without specifying when they would start.
The Minister recalled that the French military presence in Côte d'Ivoire will be quickly reduced to 980 men (cons about 1700 currently) and will be limited to units of cooperation and training. One important sign of abating since the arrest of the incumbent president, the appeal launched by the Chief of Staff of the Ivorian army, the former close to Gbagbo, all security forces and police in support of Alassane Ouattara.
In a stunning live show on television TCI, General Philippe Mangou has pledged allegiance to the new president and called police, gendarmes and soldiers to resume work on Wednesday and put themselves at the disposal of Mr. Ouattara. To learn more: Read the chronology "Four months of post-election crisis" Read the story "Ghosts of Duekoue, a challenge for Mr.
Ouattara" Read the chat with Philippe Bernard, a journalist at Le Monde, "The arrest of Gbagbo does not necessarily mean the end of the conflict " 
He appeléces last to lay down their arms immediately. "I asked that emphasis be placed on the detection of weapons in Abidjan and in the villages inside, across Ivory Coast, and that these weapons are brought back and burned," said Alassane Ouattara, indicating that these operations would be in association with those he has designated as "impartial forces": the UN mission (ONUCI) and the French Licorne force.
"Once we have managed these operations, for which I give one to two months, you'll see that peace is total," he said. The new president also showed his determination to avoid victor's justice and not to spare his supporters. "All the soldiers of Republican Forces [pro-Ouattara] to be identified as having been written off looters will be republican forces, and immediate way," he warned as well, so that its elements are accused of widespread looting in Abidjan.
He also announced he would "ask the prosecutor to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate investigations" into the massacres committed in the west. On 1 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross estimated that at least 800 people were killed in the only town of Duekoue, 29 and 30 March.
The plupartde these alleged crimes, according to the UN was committed by supporters of Alassane Ouattara. "These killings are unacceptable, unworthy (...), I am appalled," said the latter with emotion. "I will do everything to ensure that these sentences are an example not only for the Ivorians, but also for Africa and the world," promised the Ivorian head of state, saying he wanted to begin these investigations " as soon as possible.
" After the announcement of the death, in circumstances still troubles, Desire Tagro, former interior minister and strong man of the regime of former president, who was arrested at the Golf Hotel on Monday night Alassane Ouattara Laurent Gbagbo assured that was a safe place, "Mr Gbagbo is a former head of state, we must treat it with respect.
(...) At the time I speak to you, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo is no longer at the Hotel du Golf. It is in Côte d'Ivoire, although secure, "he said, without revealing the location of the deposed president." The helicopter took off carrying Laurent Gbagbo to 12 h 40 [local time and GMT, 14 h 40 in Paris] the north direction, "said a spokesman for UNOCI.
Alassane Ouattara, who promised to settle the presidential palace" in the coming days, "took the reins of a country adrift with the immense task of reconciling a divided nation and restore peace and security. But the task is difficult. On Tuesday, the economic capital, Abidjan, was still the scene of looting.
In some neighborhoods, gunshots were heard and Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI, pro-Ouattara) admitted being overwhelmed. The humanitarian situation is also very difficult in the interior, particularly in the West: Several NGOs are concerned about the deterioration humanitarian conditions in the Catholic mission in Duekoue, where nearly 30,000 people have fled since the massacres.
Political tensions also persist: Pascal Affi N'Guessan, head of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party of Laurent Gbagbo, condemned the arrest of the former president as an operation which aims to install by force Mr. Ouattara and solves no problem, nor the legitimacy or legality of the Constitution (...) The country is split into two, one can not compel by force the supporters of Laurent Gbagbo to support Mr Ouattara ".
For the supporters of Gbagbo, Ouattara rest, as during the campaign, candidates from abroad. Since the arrest of their leader, they also maintain that the former president was not arrested by Republican forces of Alassane Ouattara as provide Paris and the UN, but by French soldiers. On Wednesday, Pascal Affi N'Guessan has called it "a coup d'état by the French army" and the daughter of Lawrence Gbagbo seized five French lawyers (Jacques Verges, Roland Dumas, Gilbert Collard, François Epoma Habiba and Toure) to study the "legality" of the arrest of his parents and that of the French military intervention in Côte d'Ivoire.
Once again, the defense minister, Gerard Longuet, said Wednesday that French forces were "not go beyond the mandate" of the UN in Côte d'Ivoire. "We intervened in the mandate and on specific requests "the Secretary General of the United Nations," he told MPs. "I can confirm that in the presidential residence where the surrender of Laurent Gbagbo has been received, there was not a French soldier ".
Council of Ministers, Nicolas Sarkozy, for his part felt that Paris had "done his duty for democracy and for peace in Cote d'Ivoire." To restore security in Abidjan, Gerard Longuet also announced Wednesday that "patrols of the Ivorian and French police" were circulating in Abidjan to show that a "rule of law is taking place" without specifying when they would start.
The Minister recalled that the French military presence in Côte d'Ivoire will be quickly reduced to 980 men (cons about 1700 currently) and will be limited to units of cooperation and training. One important sign of abating since the arrest of the incumbent president, the appeal launched by the Chief of Staff of the Ivorian army, the former close to Gbagbo, all security forces and police in support of Alassane Ouattara.
In a stunning live show on television TCI, General Philippe Mangou has pledged allegiance to the new president and called police, gendarmes and soldiers to resume work on Wednesday and put themselves at the disposal of Mr. Ouattara. To learn more: Read the chronology "Four months of post-election crisis" Read the story "Ghosts of Duekoue, a challenge for Mr.
Ouattara" Read the chat with Philippe Bernard, a journalist at Le Monde, "The arrest of Gbagbo does not necessarily mean the end of the conflict "
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