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Gbagbo govt tells French and UN forces to leave Ivory Coast
The government of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has ordered the United Nations and French peacekeeping missions out of the country, ignoring mounting international pressure for the veteran president to step down.
REUTERS - The government of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has told the United Nations and French peacekeeping missions to leave the country, escalating a dispute over last month's elections.
"The government demands the departure of the UNOCI and LICORNE forces in Ivory Coast and is opposed to any renewal of their mandate," said spokeswoman Jacqueline Oble, reading a statement over state television.
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"UNOCI has interfered seriously in the internal affairs of Ivory Coast," she said.
The West African country has been in turmoil since a Nov. 28 election in which Gbagbo claimed victory with backing from the nation's top legal body, rejecting as fraudulent results showing he lost to rival Alassane Ouattara.
The United Nations, which has 10,000 soldiers and police in the country following its 2002-3 civil war, and former colonial power France, whose LICORNE force supports the U.N. mission there, have urged Gbagbo to accept defeat.
The dispute turned violent last week as pro-Ouattara marchers clashed with security forces, leaving at least 20 people dead on Thursday. Former rebels supporting Outtara also exchanged fire with the army in Abidjan and in Tiebissou in central Ivory Coast.
The United States, France and the European Union have threatened sanctions against Gbagbo, his inner circle and their families if he does not stand down within days.
A top U.S. State Department official told Reuters on Friday that Gbagbo had been offered exile in an African country, but a Gbagbo spokesman later said Gbagbo would not leave.
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Comments (13)
PEACE FOR HUMANITY
It is said there is no smoke without fire.Therefore for the sake of peace and prosperity to reign once again in Ivory Coast I suggest his H.E Laurent Gbago turns of the fire for change is needed for a better Ivory coast and also a prosperous one.Let us leave dictatorship and move to DEMOCRACY for change is the 21st Century.
india to usu
campani
it's clear that gbabo trying
it's clear that gbabo trying to run a dictatorship in ivory coast. to avoid future genocide gbabo must leave by anymean necesasry
gbagbo should go out
douk saga die ,do you know why ?
go all peace keepers from Ivory coast
The white people surport a person who can bring their interest only. But we Africains will one day day take control over the world when all automatics tings get to stop. am saying this and no one can answer me or reconize it but the will see for herself. I can only pray when I wiil be free and transform to my angelform. But it will start from Norway and Guinea will be the senter.
Resign!
Apparently Gbagbo doesn't know the consequence of his refusal to accept the results of the elections. But a call to Charles Taylor will give he and his so-called lieutenants a current updated on the reward of his actions.
let them leave
Yes they should leave so Ivorian people would find means to tackle there problems France is the problem of this country Gbagbo is fighting for freedom France leave Ivory Coast alone the world should know the truth before making any comment about sanctioning Ivory Coast Gbagbo is the rightful winner of Nov 28 election
reponse
vous n'avez rien compris de la situation en CI.tout le monde pense k GBagbo es un mauvais président je vous demande de venir ici en cote d'ivoire et vous allé voir comment il es aduler par les ivoiriens
ivorycoast
i am not happy about of gbagbo being the president of ivorycoast cause he is killing people and my nan is in ivorycoast, so quattara has won and if gbagbo does not go he would not be happy when USA fire on him so last chance or i will tell OBAMA.
illegal president.
The united nation and french forces should listen to the legitimate and recognised president Allassane Quattara and
not the illegal occupant of the presidential mansion Gbagbo,
Gbagbo is digging his grave more and more,i am sorry for him
and his cohort.
Démission des deux Présidents
La Communauté internationale, au lieu de tenter de régler le problème, de la Côte-D'Ivoire, continue à attiser le feux. A mon avis ces 2 belligérants doivent quitter et laisser le Pays aux Ivoiriens s'ils ne peuvent pas s'entendre. Ils sont tous responsable des morts. Ouatara incite les pauvres d'aller se faire tuer et Bagbo tire. Ces les 2 qu'ils faut condamner à la TPI.
départ
nous ivoiriens voulons tous le départ de tous ces forces étrangères.nous voulons vivre dans la paix dans le respect de notre constitution.nous avons tros pris du retard sur tous les différents plans.cette situation politisée par la communauté internationale ne nous intimidera par pour le suivi de cette nation.nous sommes tous derrière le PR GBAGBO et nous le soutenons par la puissance main de notre seigneur."vous"avec vos vocation vous serez tous confondus dans le non de JESUS AMEN
Arrest Gbagbo
Ivorians should appeal the Army not to support the criminal Gang of Larent Gbagbo.The soldiers should arrest him and install Outtara as the legitimate President.
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