Ivory Coast 'On The Brink Of A Bloodbath' -- The GuardianAbobo, usually one of the most populated suburbs of Abidjan, has become a place of terror, bloodshed and desperation.
The men wear roughly improvised balaclavas, some plain black, others patterned with skulls and crossbones. One is clad in a heavy-duty jacket that bears the circular logo of CND. They have fashioned a checkpoint out of battered car doors lined up across the road.
This is the gateway to the "autonomous republic of Abobo", usually one of the most populated suburbs of Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan. It has in effect declared independence from the disputed presidency of Laurent Gbagbo. Now a lawless place of terror, bloodshed and desperation, it typifies the slow-motion implosion of a country into a failed state.
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Aide Says Gbagbo Rejects AU Endorsement of Ouattara as Ivory Coast Leader -- Voice of America
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AU proposal finds favour with Ivory Coast new forces -- BBC
I. Coast's Ouattara seeks diplomatic backing in Nigeria -- AFP
Ivory Coast women defiant after being targeted by Gbagbo's guns -- The Guardian
Ivory Coast Newspapers Halted After Raid on Press Distributor -- Bloomberg
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Ivory Coast's descent into 'madness' -- BBC
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