Ivory Coast’s Ouattara calls for general strike
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara called on Sunday for a nationwide general strike that would shut the country down until internationally isolated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo cedes power. Ivory Coast’s former prime minister Alassane Ouattara speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Abidjan December 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Stringer) The country has faced a violent political impasse since a presidential election last month, which was intended to heal the scars of a 2002-03 civil war but has instead ignited bloodshed between the rival camps. “I can…
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