Sunday, December 26, 2010

Fears Of Civil War In Ivory Coast



Ivory Coast Warns Of Civil War -- BBC

Foreign intervention to oust Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo could ignite a civil war, a spokesman for the president has warned.

West African leaders have warned of military action if Mr Gbagbo refuses to hand power to rival Alassane Ouattara.

But Ahoua Don Mello said such a move could spark an "interior war" due to foreign workers living in the country, AFP reports.

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More News On The Crisis In The Ivory Coast

Gbagbo warns I.Coast intervention would provoke war -- Yahoo News/AFP
Threat 'could spark Ivoirian war' -- Al Jazeera
Ivory Coast president refuses to 'abdicate' -- The Telegraph
Angola denies sending mercenaries to Ivory Coast -- AFP
14,000 flee Ivory Coast, says UN -- Press Association
Thousands flee Ivory Coast for Liberia amid poll crisis -- BBC
As tensions mount, Ivorians make the trek to Liberia -- CNN
US lawmaker praises global pressure on Gbagbo -- AFP
Prayers, not parties, in crisis-struck Ivory Coast -- Reuters
Scenarios: Possible outcomes in Ivory Coast's crisis -- Reuters
Laurent Gbagbo: Democratic martyr turned dictator -- David Smith, The Guardian

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