Just reading this report from MyJoyOnline on how Ivory Coast is now closed for traveling and to foreign news agencies and the sore loser in the election, incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo is pulling strings to get back the power of the country, just awarded to the opposition leader Alassane Outtara. The report suggests:
The head of the independent electoral commission (IEC) , Youssouf Bakayoko, said Mr Ouattara had won 54% of the vote, compared to 46% for Mr Gbagbo.
He was speaking under armed guard at a hotel, rather than from the commission’s headquarters.
This interesting timeline of Ivory Coast by BBC reminds us of Ivory Coast’s volatile past and that Outtara was the presidential candidate who was accused of not being a national Ivorian (but rather from Burkina Faso) back in 1999. Violence seems to be lingering in the air, and attacks on party offices have already been reported.
Fellow Ghana blogger Osabutey suggests Gbabgo should be stopped before he burns down the country, but who would stop him?
Pic borrowed from BBC/AFP.
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Hejsan! Jag heter Stina och jag och min kompis ska i vår åka och arbeta på ett barnhem utanför Kumasi i Ghana. Jag fick tips att fråga dig lite saker av Lotta som är en nära vän till Clara. Just nu håller vi på med förberedelser så som vaccin, vet du något om vad som rekomenderas att man tar innan? Vi vill ju varken ta för få eller för många…
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