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Beyond Gbagbo’s Last Stand

Beyond Gbagbo’s Last Stand

After the drama of Laurent Gbagbo’s capture in Abidjan, international attention has swung away from Cote d’Ivoire.  At the precise moment when external voices for justice are most necessary, the cameras and critics seem to have moved on. Reducing Cote d’Ivoire’s political struggle to the recent presidential contest is a profound misunderstanding of the complexity of the Ivorian conflict and a sure way to miss the path toward peace. 

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