Ivory Coast

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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Women World Wide, March-April 2011

 March 30, 2011

by Artemis

In Ivory Coast, troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo gunned down eight women as they marched peacefully against his rule chanting, “We want peace!” He sent tanks against the women, who had held several all-women marches. As one woman said, “We’re marching because we’re tired. We can’t sleep. We are not able to eat. And [=>]

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