Tuesday morning, many Ivorian Boulevard Barbès Paris had gathered to discuss the latest events that shake their country. The bombardment by the French army and UN negotiations on the departure of Laurent Gbagbo and the "final assault" from whom they affectionately call "hope Alassane. In the district, most Ivorians supporting the offensive Ouattara.
Seen from Paris, the conflict is easily resolved: "It's like a football match, there is a loser, there is a winner. Alassane won the election, do not look any further", says Ibrahim, 23 year-old business student. Around him, all agree. "Gbagbo is dead politically, it must be done by using all means, even if the UN should continue to intervene," added the young man.
Cell phones ring constantly to bring the latest news from families and friends back in Côte d'Ivoire. Laurent Gbagbo has not yet lost all its supporters. Some, more and more rare, continue to support him tirelessly. As Boubacar, fifties, originally from Abidjan. In his small apartment, a portrait of Laurent Gbagbo is hung above the bed, next to a postcard of the Ivorian capital.
"In Abidjan, thousands of people supporting President Gbagbo. Now they drop out because they are afraid. Ouattara is the candidate campaigns, and the West. Not ours." On the table a letter from his brother, remained in Côte d'Ivoire. "With Gbagbo, Westerners had one foot in the country.
If Ouattara is president, they will both feet, hands and even head home," it reads. If the Ivorians in Paris are overwhelmingly in favor of Ouattara, many criticize the actions of armed forces of the United Nations, and France in particular. Valentin, 32, a security guard at a department store in Paris for six years.
Despite his support for Ouattara, it can not support the French position: "Ivorians do not land in France equipped to address the problems of the French government, so why the reverse would be valid?" His two sisters remained living in Abidjan. One of them lives right next to the camp Akouédo, targets Monday night of bombing French.
With the disruption of the telephone network, Valentin could not be reached in minutes. "The building just behind her house was hit, all the walls of his house shook, it was terrible." Many Ivorians fear a scenario similar to the 2004 crisis. "The French intervention is risky, there are chances that there will be retaliation on the French living in Abidjan", recognizes Beloved, the server at the bar Ivorian Djoloff.
A risk that is still a blow to the country's image internationally. In a loud voice, Myriam, a customer of the bar, puts everyone agrees: "What all Ivorians want is peace. If for this, France must intervene, it does." Monday night, about fifty Ivorians gathered on the Champs Elysees to protest against the bombing.
According to the police headquarters, some flooding occurred, and a score of demonstrators were taken to the police for identity checks. By late evening, the police used smoke bombs to scatter protesters. Later, around 23 hours, another procession was formed in the 18th arrondissement. Wednesday, rallies were planned in the late afternoon around the Gare du Nord, and 22 hours at the metro station Barbes.
Charlotte Chabas 
Seen from Paris, the conflict is easily resolved: "It's like a football match, there is a loser, there is a winner. Alassane won the election, do not look any further", says Ibrahim, 23 year-old business student. Around him, all agree. "Gbagbo is dead politically, it must be done by using all means, even if the UN should continue to intervene," added the young man.
Cell phones ring constantly to bring the latest news from families and friends back in Côte d'Ivoire. Laurent Gbagbo has not yet lost all its supporters. Some, more and more rare, continue to support him tirelessly. As Boubacar, fifties, originally from Abidjan. In his small apartment, a portrait of Laurent Gbagbo is hung above the bed, next to a postcard of the Ivorian capital.
"In Abidjan, thousands of people supporting President Gbagbo. Now they drop out because they are afraid. Ouattara is the candidate campaigns, and the West. Not ours." On the table a letter from his brother, remained in Côte d'Ivoire. "With Gbagbo, Westerners had one foot in the country.
If Ouattara is president, they will both feet, hands and even head home," it reads. If the Ivorians in Paris are overwhelmingly in favor of Ouattara, many criticize the actions of armed forces of the United Nations, and France in particular. Valentin, 32, a security guard at a department store in Paris for six years.
Despite his support for Ouattara, it can not support the French position: "Ivorians do not land in France equipped to address the problems of the French government, so why the reverse would be valid?" His two sisters remained living in Abidjan. One of them lives right next to the camp Akouédo, targets Monday night of bombing French.
With the disruption of the telephone network, Valentin could not be reached in minutes. "The building just behind her house was hit, all the walls of his house shook, it was terrible." Many Ivorians fear a scenario similar to the 2004 crisis. "The French intervention is risky, there are chances that there will be retaliation on the French living in Abidjan", recognizes Beloved, the server at the bar Ivorian Djoloff.
A risk that is still a blow to the country's image internationally. In a loud voice, Myriam, a customer of the bar, puts everyone agrees: "What all Ivorians want is peace. If for this, France must intervene, it does." Monday night, about fifty Ivorians gathered on the Champs Elysees to protest against the bombing.
According to the police headquarters, some flooding occurred, and a score of demonstrators were taken to the police for identity checks. By late evening, the police used smoke bombs to scatter protesters. Later, around 23 hours, another procession was formed in the 18th arrondissement. Wednesday, rallies were planned in the late afternoon around the Gare du Nord, and 22 hours at the metro station Barbes.
Charlotte Chabas
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