Photo: H.Caux/UNHCRHundreds of thousands fled violence in Côte d’IvoireBUTUO, – Hundreds of refugees from Côte d’Ivoire have found a modest sanctuary in Butuo, Nimba County, in eastern Liberia, where they share land and lodgings with a local population of around 3,000. According to local officials, the influx began in earnest in December, in the immediate aftermath of the Ivoirian elections, as Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara contested the results and formed rival administrations. First, the refugees were mainly women and children, the men staying behind to protect property and see out the troubles. “They were coming plenty”, recalls Butuo women’s leader Annie Quale. “At that time guns…
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