Ivory Coast Opposition, Plead For Help Against Attacks
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Rebels and opposition politicians in Ivory Coast have pleaded for international help as attacks against them by the military and supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo continued for a second day Friday.
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Hard-line supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo blocked major routes in the country's largest city Wednesday to protest an identification program that they say rebels could exploit to skew upcoming presidential elections.
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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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The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians. The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast  - Hundreds of demonstrators  faced off with French troops in Abidjan on Monday after state  radio urged protesters to form a "human shield" to protect the  house of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo.
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urged protesters to form a &quot;human shield&quot; to protect the house of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. the unrest in Ivory Coast, the world&#39;s largest cocoa grower.
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Ivory Coast government forces have resumed air strikes on former rebels, while political violence targeting opposition parties in Abidjan raised fears of fresh civil strife.
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French armoured vehicles today took up positions near the home of Ivory Coast&#39;s president as enraged supporters marched on the site fearing an attempt to oust him.
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Ivory Coast rebels vowed on Monday to repel army attacks robustly as African leaders sought to resurrect a peace process in the world's top cocoa grower and the United Nations mulled an arms embargo.
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International leaders have urged the Ivory Coast government to exercise restraint after warplanes reopened hostilities in the West African nation&#39;s civil war, bombing rebels&#39; northern stronghold.
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Militant supporters of Ivory Coast's  president attacked opposition party headquarters overnight in  the main city Abidjan as fears grew of a slide into full-scale  war in the world's top cocoa grower.
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Hundreds of protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at French gendarmes in a rebel-held Ivory Coast town on Saturday, demanding the former colonial power intervene after government planes bombed rebel positions.
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Senior African Union officials will meet on Saturday for emergency talks on the conflict that has reignited in Ivory Coast, threatening to undermine efforts to restore peace in neighbouring countries, an official said.
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The African Union called on the international community to take tougher action in Ivory Coast and Congo, two of the continent's biggest crises that risk destabilizing their wider regions.
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Unchecked civilian abuse by Ivory Coast military and rebels &amp;#151; ranging from robbery to killings &amp;#151; threatens to derail elections planned for later this year, an international monitoring group said Thursday.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for calm and urged protesters to return home after two days of anti-French violence.
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Hundreds of protesters hurled Molotov  cocktails at French gendarmes in a rebel-held Ivory Coast town  on Saturday, demanding the former colonial power intervene  after government planes bombed rebel positions.