The presidents of Benin Boni Yayi, Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde Pedro Pires, mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to convince Laurent Gbagbo to cede power, left the country Wednesday, December 29 . Nothing has leaked on the talks they had with Mr. Gbagbo.Benin's President Boni Yayi said simply that "everything went well." The three men will désromais in Nigeria, where they will report on their discussions at Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Between two appointments with Mr Gbagbo, the three emissaries exchanged with Alasanne Ouattara in the hotel which serves as the headquarters in Abidjan, blockaded forces loyal to his rival and guarded by tanks of Operation UN in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI).
The content of these interviews has not been disclosed. Ecowas had described the mission last gesture "to secure the withdrawal of Mr. Gbagbo, whose victory in the presidential election is recognized neither by the Ivorian electoral commission, nor by the international community. The organization West African incumbent President has threatened to resort to the "legitimate force" if it does not yield to the injunction.
In an interview with Le Monde on Monday, Laurent Gbagbo did not hesitate to speak of civil war risk in case of foreign intervention. "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. Ouattara for the camp, the case is heard.
The spokesman of his government, Patrick Achi, said that "the status of president" Ouattara was "not negotiable". The only question in his eyes, is "now negotiate terms of departure of former President Laurent Gbagbo." Evidence that tension remains high, a convoy of UNOCI in Abidjan was attacked by a "crowd" on Tuesday, wounding a peacekeeper.
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