The Mail & Guardian's David Smith has an update and fresh look into the stale mate and overall conflict in Cote d'Ivoire. He brings to light the latest staggering figures of 450,000 Ivoirans internally displaced and over 80,000 refugees spilling into Liberia and Ghana. Laurent Gbagbo seems to be hiring Liberian mercenaries to carry out a mission of terror throughout rural villages and places loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the president recognized by a majority of the international community. Hospitals are running out of HIV vaccinations, UNICEF officials say.
A real sense of urgency comes from locals who are quoted in the article:
“Life in Abobo is catastrophic,” said resident David Kouassi, an IT technician. “You have people who cannot get to work, so they are being fired. The electricity company is threatening to cut people off for not paying their bills. It’s hard to find food or medicine. I will use one word to describe what will happen if people don’t take care of this situation: chaos. Abobo will become a place where no one can live.” Kouassi (28) had a narrow escape when youths questioned him about his tribe: fortunately his was the “right” one.
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