Here we have another example of where an election was held and the loser refuses to give up power peacefully. African Presidents Urge Gbagbo to Resign Three African heads of state are in Abidjan, on behalf of West African regional bloc ECOWAS, to urge incumbent Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo, to step down and bring a [...]
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