Ivory Coast Opposition Urges Intervention
Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast—A top opposition figure called Wednesday for the international community to use force to oust Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency after the disputed election, as France urged its citizens to get out amid growing fears of civil war. The United Nations and other world leaders recognize Alassane Ouattara as the winner of the Nov. 28 runoff vote. His prime minister, Guillaume Soro, urged the U.N., European Union, African Union and others to consider intervening to push Mr. Gbagbo out. View Full Image Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Women hold up meat during a protest against violence and killings in the Abbatoir neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast,…
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