Ivory Coast's Ouattara Sees Hope Fade for Regional Military Intervention -- Bloomberg
The hopes of Ivory Coast’s President-elect Alassane Ouattara for a foreign military intervention to oust rival Laurent Gbagbo dimmed as regional leaders stepped up efforts to seek a negotiated end to the West African nation’s political standoff.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union’s envoy, will return to Ivory Coast this week in a second effort to find a resolution to the conflict, according to an e-mail sent from his office in Nairobi yesterday. Odinga’s trip follows the efforts of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who made an unannounced visit to the country on Jan. 8.
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More News On The Crisis In The Ivory Coast
At least five dead in Abidjan clashes -- Reuters
'At least two civilians killed' in Abidjan -- AFP
Ivory Coast: Two killed in Alassane Ouattara stronghold -- BBC
UN Peacekeepers Flee Ivory Coast Neighborhood -- New York Times/AP
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo rejects rival's unity offer -- AFP
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Calls For Sanctions -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Administration Slaps Sanctions on Ivory Coast Leaders -- ABC News
Unity Government Is Possible, Ivory Coast Envoy Says -- New York Times
Ivory Coast unity cabinet possible, says UN ambassador -- BBC
600 I.Coast refugees arriving daily in Liberia: UN -- AFP
25,000 Ivorian refugees have fled to Liberia -- the Hindu/AP
Global health fund freezes some Ivory Coast aid -- Reuters
What to Do About Ivory Coast -- John Campbell, New York Times