Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to say on Friday that he wants a peace accord signed with rebels two weeks ago to be renegotiated. Mr Gbagbo's wife, Simone, who has considerable responsibilities within the ruling Ivorian Patriotic Front (FPI), told a French radio station that Ivorians did not want the accord as it stands. The head of state is due to address the nation at 2000 hours local time on the agreement which has been rejected by his supporters and the main political parties. The Marcoussis accord makes provision for power sharing with rebels who have divided the country since an uprising last September.
"We asked you Frenchies to help fix the problem. We can screw it up ourselves — we don't need any help with that." |