Thursday, January 20, 2011

Violence Is Spreading As The Political Crisis Continues In The Ivory Coast

U.N. Sounds Genocide Alarm For Ivory Coast -- UPI

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- There are grave concerns about the potential for genocide and war crimes in the Ivory Coast, a U.N. special adviser warned.

Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to step down after the international community formally recognized his rival Alassane Ouattara as the winner of a November presidential contest in the Ivory Coast.

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More News On The Ivory Coast

UN: Violence, rape spread across Ivory Coast -- Yahoo News/AP
UN: Ivory Coast Death Toll Up to 260 -- Voice of America
Ivory Coast Restaurants Empty as Crisis Spurs Violence -- Bloomberg
Ivory Coast talks fail, Gbagbo rejects mediator -- Yahoo News/Reuters
AU seeks southern African unity in Ivorian crisis -- Reuters
U.N. to send more peacekeepers to Ivory Coast -- Washington Post
2000 UN troops planned for Ivory Coast -- News.com.au
Militaries ready to act in I.Coast standoff: general -- AFP
West African States Move to Cut Gbagbo Off From Accounts at Central Bank -- Bloomberg
Gbagbo plays for time despite threats -- News24

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