Côte d’Ivoire
3 April 2011
The International Red Cross indicated that about 800 people had been killed in apparent inter-ethnic violence in the south western town of Duekoue, which had been captured by Ouatarra’s Republican Forces of Côte d’Ivoire army.
3 April 2011
General Mangou, who had defected as army chief of the Gbagbo camp, met with Gbagbo after leaving the residence of the South African Ambassor where he had sought refuge.
3 April 2011
UN and French peacekeepers secured the international airport in Abidjan, to facilitate possible evacuation of foreign nationals caught up in the conflict. France increased its troop levels (over the preceding days) by about 450 extra personnel “to deal with any evolution of the situation and to assure the security of foreigners.”
2 April 2011
Four UN peacekeepers were seriously injured by pro-Gbagbo forces while on a humanitarian mission in Abidjan.
1 April 2011
The AU Chairperson, Jean Ping, urged Gbagbo to “immediately hand over power” to Ouatarra, “in order to to shorten the suffering of the Ivorians.”
