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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 14:43:53
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has given Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbagbo until "the end of the week" to stand down or face EU sanctions..........
"The fate of Laurent Gbagbo and his wife lies in their own hands," Mr Sarkozy said on Friday. "If, by the end of the week, they have not left the office they hold... in violation of the will of the Ivorian people, they will feature by name on the [EU] sanctions list."
Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12015247
Related Story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20101216/us-us-ivory-coast/
US: Ivory Coast leader told to leave country
MATTHEW LEE | December 16, 2010 03:54 PM EST | AP
WASHINGTON — The United States and other nations have given the president of Ivory Coast an ultimatum to step down and leave the country within days or face travel and financial sanctions, a senior Obama administration official said Thursday as deadly postelection violence hit the African nation................
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 15:39:30
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| Do we sincerely believe what US/France want is best for Ivory Coast? One is the former colonialist, other only involve with you when there is interest. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Momodou
Denmark
11712 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2010 : 17:29:55
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If the move prevents further bloodshed, then it is best for Ivory Coast.
What more does Gbabo want after being in power for ten years? |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2010 : 01:34:08
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| Do you sincerely believe US/France wants bloodshed to stop? Why would they care? It is not up to France, USA or Gbabo for bloodshed to stop, it is all about 'people'. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Dec 2010 : 03:17:58
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Tyrants and their thugs will always want to keep harming people by forceful stay in power.
Gambia will never tolerate the Gbagbo fabric.
Down with gun men! Down with oppressors! |
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Momodou
Denmark
11712 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2010 : 14:31:00
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It is the AU that first suspended Ivory Cost over poll. The EU and US are late commers but their moves are welcome.
AU suspends Ivory Coast over poll
West African nation is suspended until incumbent president reliquishes power to a rival widely thought to have won poll....
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/12/20101291705627288.html
Kenya warns Cote d'Ivoire leader
Kenyan PM calls on African nations to oust Ivorian incumbent president Gbagbo if he refuses to step down.
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2010 09:47 GMT
International pressure has been mounting on Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent president, to step down, with Kenya saying he should now be forced out of office.
Raila Odinga, the Kenyan prime minister, on Friday called for African nations to oust Gbagbo by force if necessary.
"Mr Gbagbo must be forced even if it means using military means to get rid of him because now he is just relying on military power, not the people's power, to intimidate the people," Odinga told a news conference in Nairobi.
"The African Union should develop teeth."
Cote d'Ivoire was thrown into crisis after its November 28 presidential runoff, with both candidates claiming victory. Alassane Ouattara has been recognised by the international community as the winner and has formed a parallel government holed up in an Abidjan hotel.
France has issued a weekend deadline for Gbagbo to surrender his presidential post or face international sanctions and Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has called on the incumbent to step aside for Ouattara.
The United States has said it is ready to impose travel sanctions on Gbagbo, his inner circle and their families within days, while at least one African nation is said to have offered him exile.
"There is at least one African offer of a soft landing, but it is up to him to take it," William Fitzgerald, the state department official in charge of West African affairs, told the Reuters news agency in an interview.
'Little effect'
But Al Jazeera's Ama Boateng, reporting from Abidjan, said that Gbagbo has "heard these threats before".
"We've heard them from the African Union, we've heard them from the United Nations, we've heard them from pretty much every international voice," Boateng said. "And so far, that has had very, very little effect."
A spokesman for Gbagbo told the Reuters news agency that the presidential claimant would not step down after being handed the runoff victory after the constitutional council annulled hundreds of thousands of votes in pro-Ouattara areas.
"President Gbagbo is going nowhere. He was elected for five years and he will only leave power in 2015," Alain Toussaint said in London.
"France, the United States, the EU want to carry out a plot, a constitutional coup d'etat, and we say 'No' ... we can't allow foreign governments to interfere in our affairs."
The election has been followed by violent protests in Abidjan and other cities. Ouattara's camp said 30 people died in clashes on Thursday while Gbagbo's spokeswoman said 20 died, including 10 police officers killed by protesters.
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