Gbagbo’s last stand

May 14, 2011

World in View
by Gerry Emmett

The arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo by NATO and Ivorian opposition forces will not solve the problems that plague Ivory Coast. Gbagbo’s rise and fall does represent, in microcosm, the long tragedy of Africa’s unfinished revolutions.

Gbagbo’s fall began in earnest when he falsely claimed victory in last year’s long-delayed presidential [=>]

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