Ivorian president pleads for calm
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Laurent Gbagbo calls for calm after anti-French riots and justifies attacks that left nine French peacekeepers dead.
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OUAGADOUGOU  - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned there was &quot;no military solution&quot; to the crisis in troubled Ivory Coast and urged President Laurent Gbagbo to abide by internationally agreed peace accords.
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South Africa&#39;s president, Thabo Mbeki, arrived in Ivory Coast yesterday to launch an African Union effort to resolve the crisis, as violence continued for the fourth day.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki  tried to defuse a crisis in Ivory Coast on Tuesday which has  triggered days of rioting, put French troops on the streets and  paralyzed cocoa exports in the world's top grower.
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France sought on Monday to reassure thousands of angry Ivorian demonstrators that it was not trying to topple President Laurent Gbagbo, after a weekend of mob violence forced more than 2,000 foreigners to flee ...
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Mediation efforts by South African  President Thabo Mbeki may be the last chance to stop Ivory  Coast falling into a deeper crisis, the outgoing head of the  U.N. mission in the West African country said on Tuesday.
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Head of the African Union Olusegun Obasanjo holds crisis talks following a second day of fighting in Ivory Coast.
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Francophone heads of state on Saturday urged Ivory Coast&#39;s warring parties to renounce violence and reopen talks to end a long-simmering conflict threatening to destabilize West Africa.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for an end to the anti-French violence which erupted after France destroyed most of the country's air force in retaliation for the killing of nine French ...
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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - South Africa&#39;s president flew to Ivory Coast to try to quell the violence between government forces, French troops and civilians that has wounded more than 600 and killed at least 20.
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Ivory Coast&#39;s President Laurent Gbagbo is urging Ivorians to stop attacking French citizens and businesses after French troops destroyed two Ivorian warplanes on Saturday, a presidential spokesman said.
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PARIS - In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki says more international peacekeepers might be needed to restore peace in the divided West African state of Ivory Coast.
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The United Nations and France demanded on Sunday that President Laurent Gbagbo end fighting in Ivory Coast after his forces killed nine French peacekeepers in a bombing raid on a rebel-held town.
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The United Nations called for calm in  Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday after gun battles  surrounding the announcement of a presidential election run-off  stoked fears of a violent political showdown.
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Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro has called for the resignation of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, saying the leader is &quot;an obstacle to peace&quot; in the divided West African country.
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In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.