Ivory Coast crisis: is there any way out?

Seven weeks after the second round of the presidential election, the stalemate remains. Laurent Gbagbo claims the election of his rival Alassane Ouattara, which was revognized by the UN and the international community, was fraudulent and requires a recount. Ouattara counters that he won and Gbago needs to bow out. Is there any way out?

Programme prepared by Bilal Tarabey and Charlotte Oberti

Comments (4)

Recounting only option

by Anonyme - 26/01/2011 - 13:32

This has become the practice by Western Countries to quickly proclaim victory for their puppets in any election particulary in Africa.Surprisingly We have some stoogie African Leaders who,maybe they happen to be puppets as well,declare parrot-fashion victory for fellow puppets even before votes have been counted.Africa wake up and Those who want to serve the Western interests should go and live in the West.Ivory Coast needs peace not puppets.Recounting is the only option.AU wake up and do the right thing- supervise the recounting and declare honestly the true winner.

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RECOUNT IS THE BEST OPTION

by Anonyme - 25/01/2011 - 00:37

if Gbagbo calls for recount and Ouattara refused becuse of UN at his back and that shows you that he lost the elcetion and UN France/ Obama/ UN wants him their by force. Other W/African countries knows the truth. Have you asked why Ghana refused to bring solders against ivory Coast?? Some people are mad in this case, when the mention ivoiry coast, they thought it is only Gbagbo and outtara lives here and other people dose not matters, UN/france/USA hide the Eletoria Leader Yusof Bakayoko, no one talks on how he should brought back to come and say the exact thing that happend but foolish UN officials just wants to Use him to recover their money during the last rebel war here. But God in heaven will never allow Obama/sakarozi //outtara to archive this evil. EUropians call us third world, with our resourcse? OH God will punish you all for all these things.