West African leaders condemn Togo
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West African leaders refuse to recognise Togo's new leadership and threaten to impose sanctions.
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Togo swiftly changed its constitution on  Sunday, reacting to worldwide condemnation, to put a legal  stamp on the army's appointment of the late President  Gnassingbe Eyadema's son to succeed him.
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African Union leaders condemned the latest unrest in Chad and Kenya Saturday at the close of a summit overshadowed by new crises on the continent and which saw little headway achieved on older ones.
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African leaders have voiced support for proposed UN sanctions against both the Ivory Coast government and rebel groups. African Union leaders from Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina
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President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for  an end to anti-French crowd violence which erupted after France  destroyed most of Ivory Coast's small air force in retaliation  for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.
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Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo say he is under attack by France to resign, but they will defend him. Protests against French interests continue one day after French troops neutralized
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Togo turned away a plane carrying  Nigerian peacemakers Thursday night, drawing threats of  sanctions and accusations from Nigeria that it was blocking  efforts to resolve a crisis widely condemned as a military  coup.
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A two-day work stoppage called by Togo's opposition begins in protest at what they call a military coup.
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ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo hailed a new UN report denouncing rights violations but complained it did not go far enough in urging sanctions against those who committed atrocities.
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Togo has refused landing to a plane  carrying a Nigerian team sent to resolve a constitutional  crisis, a move that may trigger sanctions against the West  African state, Nigeria's presidential spokeswoman said on  Friday.
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West African leaders meet in Ghana with instability in Ivory Coast high on their agenda.
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West African diplomats arrive in Togo on the day their ultimatum threatening sanctions expires.
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At least 13 people died and others were injured in a crush at a demonstration in Togo Saturday to welcome an improvement in relations with the European Union, the West African country's government said.
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One of Cameroon's most senior religious leaders is unhappy with Monday's presidential election.
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France derides claims by Ivory Coast's president and a top Catholic cleric that French troops beheaded protesters.
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Togo refuses landing to a plane with a top African team trying to resolve a constitutional crisis there.
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Mauritania blasted fellow West African country Burkina Faso as &quot;evil&quot; on Friday for allegedly plotting to destabilise the potentially oil-rich Islamic republic.