The French authorities today recommended to families with children that are national in Ivory Coast to leave the African country's political crisis facing the country, which is on the brink of civil war after the election rigging. In an update of its recommendations in past weeks, the French Foreign Ministry advised in a statement "to the French that they can, and in particular to families with children, that will be Ivory Coast temporarily pending the situation returns to normal." The Government of the former metropolis also calls for delaying travel plans to its former colony by the "acute political crisis" after the second round of presidential elections on 28 November, although he considers that "foreigners are not until now directly threatened. " In this context, "as a precautionary measure," French schools in Ivory Coast will not resume the course after the holidays on 5 January but on 17.
"It's Time for Action" Day 22, the French Government had asked the French in Ivory Coast to leave the country, with the proviso that recommendation was a "provisional" and "precautionary measure" to the situation of the African country. Five days later, Defense Minister, Alain Juppe, warned that its troops in Ivory Coast intervene "if there is the slightest danger" to the French community, which consists of about 15,000 people.
Paris has about 900 soldiers deployed in support of the 8,000 peacekeepers the United Nations mission UNOCI. Laurent Gbagbo, who is a winner against the opponent Alassane Ouattara, whom the international community has recognized as the winner in these elections, has denounced repeatedly in recent days "a conspiracy" led by France and the United States to remove him from power.
For his part, Ouattara Gbagbo has accused of "seize power" and called for action "fast" West African countries to end the crisis. United Kingdom has announced that it would support a UN mission and the West African countries to overthrow by force Gbagbo. The British foreign secretary, William Hague, has stated that the support does not include the deployment of troops in the UK.
In a message to the country from the Golf Hotel in Abidjan, where he set up his headquarters and his Government, Ouattara has asserted that "the crisis we live in today is because of the desire for a clan (Gbagbo) to confiscate the power, even if they have to resort to lies, disinformation and incitement.
" For this reason, referring to the commission of three presidents of the Economic Community of West African States, who on Monday visited Abidjan to demand that Gbagbo leave office, said that "it is time to act to end is situation. "
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