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East/Subsaharan Africa | |
Ivory Coast cabinet boycott | |
2003-03-28 | |
Rebel members of Ivory Coast's unity government have stayed away from its first meeting in the commercial capital, Abidjan. They have demanded that President Laurent Gbagbo rescind his appointment of two cabinet members to take charge of the disputed portfolios of And this is a problem because ... The six-month rebellion has divided Ivory Coast into a rebel-dominated largely Fancy that! Wrangling over whether the rebels should be given the defence and interior ministries threatened to hold up the creation of the new government, which was agreed earlier this year during You rebel against the government and now complain about security concerns? RDR ministers said they were worried about their safety but, with the exception of their leader Alassane Ouattara, returned from exile, and are now participating in the government.
The French seem to have trouble doing anything right these days. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Now ya see, this just proves that no good can come from unilateral military intervention without a UNSC mandate...and if'n the Frenchies can't get it right, what chance do we stand? |
Posted by: (lowercase) matt 2003-03-28 09:09:36 |
#1 Expect the Feathered Frogs to tuck thier tails(sorry wrong spiecies)and run home very soon now. |
Posted by: raptor 2003-03-29 06:43:55 |