Peter Clottey, VOA A special adviser to embattled Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo said the arrival of African Union (AU) experts to investigate and find ways to resolve the crisis shows, in his words, an indictment and failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to end the political impasse. Ambassador Yao Gnamien, who… Continue reading Gbagbo Adviser: AU Investigation of Ivorian Crisis Welcomed
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ECOWAS to Meet Obama and UN Chief on Ivory Coast Crisis
A Nigerian foreign minister has said that An ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) delegation will meet U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week to discuss the Ivory Coast crisis. “The delegation is led by President (Ernest Bai) Koroma of Sierra Leone and comprises the president of the ECOWAS Commission,… Continue reading ECOWAS to Meet Obama and UN Chief on Ivory Coast Crisis