Ivory Coast is test case for Africa

KNOX CHITIYO, head of the African programme at the Royal United Services Institute, considers the deadlock after Ivory Coast's disputed elections and asks:What happenes next?

From the outside the Ivory Coast election looks like a classic case of an African incumbent refusing to stand down after losing an election.

There are, however, a number of complicating factors which may lead to a protracted struggle and which stiffen Laurent Gbabgo's resolve.

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Closure as pain lingers

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