There are shortages of basic goods in Ivory Coast, while the price of others – including cocoa – has risen, as the election deadlock continues. Meat, fish, petrol and cooking gas are running short, with many warehouses closed due to security fears. Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa producer and prices have reportedly hit a four-month high. West Africa’s regional bloc Ecowas is to hold crisis talks, as world leaders urge Laurent Gbagbo to cede power. They say opposition leader Alassane Ouattara won the 28 November poll. As tensions mount, the UN is moving non-essential staff out of the country. On Monday the African Union mediator, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, left Ivory…
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Ivory Coast deadlock: Food shortages and price rises