Ivory Coast issues curfew; opposition protests
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP): Ivory Coast’s opposition leader said he would not respect a curfew imposed on Saturday because it would open the door to electoral fraud the day before historic elections that could restore stability to the world’s biggest cocoa producer after a decade of unrest. This West African country’s President Laurent Gbagbo issued a decree Saturday calling for a nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday to Wednesday to prevent any tampering with vote counting. Opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara said the move was illegal and unconstitutional, adding a curfew should only come…
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