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Ivory Coast: Cocoa and child soldiers fuel warring factions
The army backing the disputed Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo calls on youths to enlist to help fight in the battle against his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
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Ivory Coast: ‘Genocide in the making’ says UN ambassador
Forces loyal to the disputed Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo gun down at least six unarmed women protesters as the country’s UN ambassador warns of “genocide in the making”
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Thousands flee Ivory Coast violence
Ongoing violence in the Ivory Coast, following the disputed election at the end of last year, has seen 20,000 flee across the border to Liberia. Jane Deith hears their stories of violence and abuse.
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Ivory Coast: grounds for optimism, says Kenya’s PM
Kenyan premier Raila Odinga tells Channel 4 News a peaceful conclusion to Ivory Coast’s political crisis is still possible, despite the breakdown of talks on Monday.
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Ivory Coast on brink of humanitarian crisis
As the UN warns that violence in the aftermath of the Ivory Coast’s disputed election could reignite civil war, a charity tells Channel 4 News about the impending “serious humanitarian situation”.