.- The supporters of the outgoing president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was demonstrated on Saturday near the presidential palace in Abidjan, in a time when growing international pressure to abandon the ruling power in a country that fears a new civil war. Convened by Charles Blé Goudé, head of the "patriots" by Gbagbo, thousands of people, mostly young, were in favor of the outgoing president.
"Gbagbo or nothing", "Ivory Coast belongs to Ivorians," I am ready to release my Ivory Coast "were some of the messages echoed by the protesters, who also criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has shown in different sometimes supported Ouattara. Blé Goudé reiterated its call for "dialogue" to "find a solution to the post-election crisis" and stressed that "no civil war", but said that "over 100,000 young people" have signed up to join the army and will be called "in due course." France, former colonial power, announced this week have presented a draft resolution in the Security Council of the UN, which will be discussed in the next few days, which explicitly calls for Gbagbo to leave power and recognize his rival, Alassane Ouattara, as the legitimate president after the November elections, which have plunged the country into a bloody crisis.
The U.S. president, Barack Obama, said Friday at Ouattara as the legitimate president of Ivory Coast. "The last year's elections were free and fair," Obama said in a video message to the leaders and people of that country in western Africa. "And the president Alassane Ouattara is the democratically elected leader of the nation." About a million people have fled their homes due to daily air strikes with rockets, mortars and howitzers by forces loyal to Gbagbo.
The clashes between the forces responding to the two rivals killed 52 people in the last week, according to UN estimates, bringing the total balance of victims to at least 462. For its part, the African Union announced Saturday the appointment of former minister Cape Verde José Brito as its new senior representative in Ivory Coast.
Brito will be responsible to organize direct talks between the two warring parties to find a solution. Alassane Ouattara rejected the appointment of Brown, whom he accused of having "personal relationships" with Gbagbo, said in a statement. 
"Gbagbo or nothing", "Ivory Coast belongs to Ivorians," I am ready to release my Ivory Coast "were some of the messages echoed by the protesters, who also criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has shown in different sometimes supported Ouattara. Blé Goudé reiterated its call for "dialogue" to "find a solution to the post-election crisis" and stressed that "no civil war", but said that "over 100,000 young people" have signed up to join the army and will be called "in due course." France, former colonial power, announced this week have presented a draft resolution in the Security Council of the UN, which will be discussed in the next few days, which explicitly calls for Gbagbo to leave power and recognize his rival, Alassane Ouattara, as the legitimate president after the November elections, which have plunged the country into a bloody crisis.
The U.S. president, Barack Obama, said Friday at Ouattara as the legitimate president of Ivory Coast. "The last year's elections were free and fair," Obama said in a video message to the leaders and people of that country in western Africa. "And the president Alassane Ouattara is the democratically elected leader of the nation." About a million people have fled their homes due to daily air strikes with rockets, mortars and howitzers by forces loyal to Gbagbo.
The clashes between the forces responding to the two rivals killed 52 people in the last week, according to UN estimates, bringing the total balance of victims to at least 462. For its part, the African Union announced Saturday the appointment of former minister Cape Verde José Brito as its new senior representative in Ivory Coast.
Brito will be responsible to organize direct talks between the two warring parties to find a solution. Alassane Ouattara rejected the appointment of Brown, whom he accused of having "personal relationships" with Gbagbo, said in a statement.
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- Ivory Coast leader 'using thugs to keep power' - ABC Online (30/03/2011)
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