Ivory Coast: UN warns attack ‘could reignite’ civil war
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned supporters of Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo not to attack his rival Alassane Ouattara’s HQ. An attack – threatened for Saturday – could spark civil war, he said. Mr Ouattara, internationally recognised as winner of the presidential poll, is protected by UN soldiers in Abidjan. Regional countries have threatened to oust Mr Gbagbo, but he says he will not leave voluntarily – and international pressure could trigger civil war. “I do not believe at all in a civil war. But obviously, if the pressures continue as they have, they will push towards war, confrontation,” he said in an…
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