Related: “factbox” –> More News The leader of strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s party urged die-hard militants to lay down their arms and called for national reconciliation Saturday, even as shooting erupted in a suburb of Abidjan. Pascal Affi N’Guessan read a declaration to the nation saying “the war has ended” following Gbagbo’s arrest Monday. He urged “an end to the death of our compatriots,” saying the people of Ivory Coast must “give a chance to the restoration of peace” and halt the “revenge killings, the looting.” Gbagbo, who has ruled since 2000, refused to accept defeat at Nov. 28 elections that he had delayed for five years. He took a last stand in Abidjan, the commercial capital, where…
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The situation in Ivory Coast calls for caution. Allasane Ouattara should set up institutions towards national reconciliation and must be prepared to address the core issues in the Ivorian conflict bothering on neo-colonialism, survival of Ivory Coast as a nation and national reintegration.
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The situation in Ivory Coast calls for caution. Allasane Ouattara should set up institutions towards national reconciliation and must be prepared to address the core issues in the Ivorian conflict bothering on neo-colonialism, survival of Ivory Coast as a nation and national reintegration.
Ifeoha Azikiwe
April 17, 2011 at 3:46 am