A gathering of supporters of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed indefinitely, announced Tuesday, December 23 their leader, Charles Ble Goude. "There is postponed to give diplomacy a chance to start," said Mr Ble Goude, referring to the visit of three West African envoys came to ask Mr.Gbagbo to hand over power to his rival Alassane Ouattara. Charles Ble Goude, also Minister of Youth of the government of Laurent Gbagbo, has also said he had heard "rumors" about "the infiltration of individuals armed with knives" that could mingle at the rally to cause incidents. A spokesman of Alassane Ouattara, Anne Ouloto, welcomed the postponement.
The presidents of Benin Boni Yayi, Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde Pedro Pires were found Tuesday in Abidjan, "final act" of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to obtain the withdrawal of power by Laurent Gbagbo . They concluded by late afternoon a crucial interview with Laurent Gbagbo.
"Everything went well," he simply said Yayi told reporters after the three Heads of State have left the building to the Ivorian presidency after two and a half hour interview. Gbagbo, smiling and seemingly relaxed, had escorted his guests to exit the palace. The three heads of state then went to the headquarters of his rival Alassane Ouattara.
Ecowas sent these three leaders as "final act" for the withdrawal of Mr Gbagbo in favor of Mr. Ouattara, President recognized a huge part of the international community. The regional organization has threatened the outgoing president to use "legitimate force" if it does not yield to the injunction.
The three envoys had met before Choi Young-jin, head of UNOCI (9000 men) in another large hotel in the Ivorian economic capital. "CIVIL WAR" In an interview with Le Monde on Monday, Laurent Gbagbo did not hesitate to talk about risks of civil war. "There may be an internal disorder, civil war in Côte d'Ivoire, because we are not going to trample on our right and our institutions," he warned, citing the passage a "conspiracy" Franco American against him.
The prime minister Alassane Ouattara, Guillaume Soro, "indignant at so much cynicism and so blackmail" and "strongly condemns this irresponsible attitude of Laurent Gbagbo and his clan." The country is under intense pressure from its West African neighbors for several days. Thursday, September finance ministers of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa have asked the Central Bank of the States of West Africa to allow only representatives of the Ivorian president "legitimately elected", Alassane Ouattara, to manage accounts of the country.
In other words, only the signature of Alassane Ouattara is now recognized in the procedures for disbursement of funds. Other attempts at diplomatic mediation are also underway. The African Union (AU), which suspended the Ivory Coast, has asked the Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, to coordinate the efforts of the African organization to try to resolve the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
Odinga, who was appointed prime minister in 2008 in a coalition government in place to end weeks of political crisis in Kenya, recently called for a withdrawal of Laurent Gbagbo. Since November 28, when the crisis began, 173 people were killed in Ivory Coast, according to a report from the UN.
The government of Laurent Gbagbo speaks about him for 53 deaths. Ivorian refugees in Liberia are mostly children The majority of Ivorians have fled to Liberia for fear of post-election violence in their country are children, according to the Liberian Ministry of Information. "13 950 Ivorians have so far crossed the border into Liberia.
Eight thousand of them are under 18 years", said Information Minister, Cletus Sieh. He said the refugees have fled the cities mostly Ivorians Danané and Guiglo. Danane is located on the territory controlled by New Forces (former rebels) in favor of Alassane Ouattara, recognized by the international community as the legitimate winner of the presidential election on November 28.
Guiglo belongs to the sector controlled by the outgoing Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to leave power.
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