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Five key reasons Ivory Coast's election led to civil war
Ivory Coast’s long-anticipated Nov. 28 presidential election was meant to help the country move beyond its deep divisions.
Instead, the vote fueled a political stalemate that sucked the country back into civil war.More than four months after voters elected President Alassane Ouattara, renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo still refuses to step down even though rebel forces have now confined him to a bunker beneath the presidential residence.
Hundreds of Ivorians have died in increasingly heavy fighting that included attacks this week by the United Nations and France.
How did a simple vote turn into this? There are a number of reasons that go back years, even decades.
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Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades for deaths (+video)
The nation's president has ordered three days of national mourning to commemorate the 61 people killed in Monday night's tragedy.
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Editor's Blog
Ivory Coast: Ending "big man" ruleThe international community's ouster of Laurent Gbagbo is important for humanitarian reasons, stability in West Africa, and to enforce the rule of law on a continent long plagued by the "big man" mentality.
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Africa Monitor
War in western Ivory Coast could outlast presidential battle in AbidjanForces loyal to both sides in Ivory Coast's presidential dispute recently attacked civilians in ethnically motivated killings in the country's west, according to a report by Human Rights Watch in New York.
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Five key reasons Ivory Coast's election led to civil war
Ivory Coast’s long-anticipated Nov. 28 presidential election was meant to help the country move beyond its deep divisions.
Instead, the vote fueled a political stalemate that sucked the country back into civil war.More than four months after voters elected President Alassane Ouattara, renegade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo still refuses to step down even though rebel forces have now confined him to a bunker beneath the presidential residence.
Hundreds of Ivorians have died in increasingly heavy fighting that included attacks this week by the United Nations and France.
How did a simple vote turn into this? There are a number of reasons that go back years, even decades.
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Gbagbo plays 'ugly colonialist' card as France intervenes in Ivory Coast
French-speaking Ivory Coast has long had close ties to its former colonial power. But relations have deteriorated under strongman Laurent Gbagbo.
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Invoking Libya, African leaders call for more UN action in Ivory Coast
West African leaders called on the UN to take "all necessary action" to protect Ivorian civilians caught in a political standoff that has turned violent, but some others insist on an "African solution."
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Ivory Coast election crisis: A roadmap for African political reform
As Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo refuses to cede power to election-winner Alassane Ouattara, this divided country has become a poster child for Africa's crisis of governance. For fundamental reform, Ivory Coast should take a cue from China, not just the West.
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Africa Monitor
How ethnicity colors the Ivory Coast electionThird-place candidate Henri Konan Bédié threw his support behind Alassane Ouattara in Sunday's Ivory Coast election, but how many from Mr. Bédié's Baoulé ethnic group actually voted for a Muslim northerner?
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