Ouattara maintains Gbagbo besieged after the rocket in Abidjan

April 09, 2011, 10: 11 am EDT by Jason McLure, Olivier Monnier and Pauline Bax

April 9 (Bloomberg) - the forces of the elected President of C?te d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara guarded residence of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan under siege after troops loyal to former leader fired at the Embassy of France.

Gbagbo forces launched two mortars and a rocket at the residence of the Ambassador of France in Abidjan yesterday, according to a statement by email of the Embassy. The BBC World Service French combat helicopters responded by attacking the Gbagbo forces, reported today.Gbagbo, who challenges the Ouattara internationally recognized victory in the presidential election on 28 November, remains in a bunker with his family and his senior aides. Many of his troops withdrew or defected as rebels now known as the Republican Forces swept first down in the North of Ivory Coast, producer of cocoa in the world, in Abidjan, the commercial capital.Separately, Human Rights Watch said forces loyal to killed Ouattara of hundreds of civilians, burned at least 10 villages and summarily raped women of an ethnic group seems to be loyal to Gbagbo. "Fighters often target people by ethnic origin, and the attacks affected disproportionately too old or weak to flee, said a report by e-mail late yesterday by the New York-based group. "Dozens of women were also held for a day or more and repeatedly raped."The killings occurred during a March by the Republican Forces offensive, in the West of the country the said group.SoldiersAbidjan appeal was quiet this morning at the electricity supply in some parts of the city of port. Administration of the Ouattara attempted to mobilize the army soldiers formerly loyal to Gbagbo, who was President from 2000 until last year. "In the"framework for the mobilization for the resumption of the service, the Prime Minister and Minister of defence"require officers, junior officers and the commanders of the army, marine, air force and Gendarmerie Nationale to register on the open lists, "said a statement by the administration of the Ouattara received e-mail today."Broadcasting television Ivoirienne of Gbagbo, whose offices are captured by the Republican Forces earlier this month, returned to the air yesterday, telling viewers to "the regime of Laurent Gbagbo is still in place" and calling for a "strong mobilisation" against Ouattara. It was not clear if emissions in the offices of former television State or in another location.AbandonedMore Homes that 1 million people have fled their homes during the four-month crisis, according to the United Nations. French exports and the United Nations peacekeeping forces in strikes of helicopter Abidjan against the forces of Gbagbo April 4. The European Union yesterday lifted restrictions on cocoa in Abidjan and San Pedro port, which is also under the control of the Ouattara. Cocoa in London fell by 25 pounds, or 1.3%, to 1,889 pounds ($3,095) per tonne at the end of yesterday.Human Rights Watch report said that before February, abuse against civilians were committed mainly by forces loyal to Gbagbo. This changed after the forces nominally under the control of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro of the Ouattara launched an offensive in late February. The atrocities led to a massacre on March 29, hundreds of civilians in the town of Duékoué West near the Liberian border, is home to a large number of people from the Guéré ethnic group, most which supported Gbagbo, said the report.Based in the Hague of the International Criminal Court began a review of allegations of crimes in C?te d'Ivoire and administration of the Ouattara has agreed to submit to its jurisdiction.

With the help of Drew Hinshaw in Dakar. Editors: Mike Harrison, Paul Sillitoe

To contact the reporters on this story: Jason McLure in Accra to the jmclure@bloomberg.net or Olivier Monnier and Pauline Bax in Abidjan via the ebowers@bloomberg.net Accra

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Ouattara maintains Gbagbo under siege in Abidjan, after the rocket attack on French - Bloomberg

The forces of the elected President of C?te d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara guarded residence of Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan under siege after troops loyal to former leader fired at the Embassy of France.

Gbagbo forces launched two mortars and a rocket at the residence of the Ambassador of France in Abidjan yesterday, according to a statement by email of the Embassy. The BBC World Service French combat helicopters responded by attacking the Gbagbo forces, reported today.

Gbagbo, who challenges the Ouattara internationally recognized victory in the presidential election on 28 November, remains in a bunker with his family and his senior aides. Many of his troops withdrew or defected as rebels now known as the Republican Forces swept first down in the North of Ivory Coast, producer of cocoa in the world, in Abidjan, the commercial capital.

Separately, Human Rights Watch said forces loyal to the hundreds of civilians killed Ouattara, burned at least 10 villages and summarily raped women of an ethnic group seems to be loyal to Gbagbo.

"Fighters often target people by ethnic origin, and the attacks affected disproportionately too old or weak to flee, said a report by e-mail late yesterday by the New York-based group." "" Dozens of women were also held for a day or more and raped repeatedly. ?

The killings occurred during a March by the Republican Forces offensive, in the West of the country the said group.

Abidjan was calm this morning, with recovery in some parts of the port city of electricity supply. Administration of the Ouattara has tried to mobilize the army soldiers formerly loyal to Gbagbo, who was President from 2000 until last year.

"In the"framework for the mobilization for the resumption of the service, the Prime Minister and Minister of defence"require officers, junior officers and the commanders of the army, marine, air force and Gendarmerie Nationale to register on the open lists"."," said a statement by the administration of the Ouattara received e-mail today.

Broadcasting television Ivoirienne of Gbagbo, whose offices are captured by the Republican Forces earlier this month, returned to the air yesterday, telling viewers to "the regime of Laurent Gbagbo is still in place" and calling for a "strong mobilisation" against Ouattara. It was not clear if emissions in the offices of former television State or in another location.

More than 1 million people have fled their homes during the four-month crisis, according to the United Nations. Peacekeeping forces of the French peace and the United Nations in Abidjan has launched April 4 helicopter strikes against the forces of Gbagbo.

Yesterday, the European Union lifted the restrictions on exports of cocoa in Abidjan and San Pedro port, which is also under the control of Ouattara. Cocoa in London fell by 25 pounds, or 1.3%, to 1,889 pounds ($3,095) per tonne at the end of yesterday.

Human Rights Watch report said that before February, abuse against civilians were committed mainly by forces loyal to Gbagbo. This changed after the forces nominally under the control of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro of the Ouattara launched an offensive in late February. The atrocities led to a massacre on March 29, hundreds of civilians in the town of Duékoué West near the Liberian border, is home to a large number of people from the Guéré ethnic group, most which supported Gbagbo, said the report.

Based in the Hague of the International Criminal Court began a review of allegations of crimes in C?te d'Ivoire and administration of the Ouattara has agreed to submit to its jurisdiction.

With the help of Drew Hinshaw in Dakar. Editors: Mike Harrison, Paul Sillitoe

To contact the reporters on this story: Jason McLure in Accra to the jmclure@bloomberg.net or Olivier Monnier and Pauline Bax in Abidjan via the ebowers@bloomberg.net Accra

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The France said Gbagbo the failure of the talks, Ouattara Offensive CV - BusinessWeek

06 April 2011, 11: 39 am EDT by Gregory Viscusi and Jason McLure

(Updates with Juppe comment, second paragraph).

April 6 (Bloomberg) - talks on the release of Laurent Gbagbo, former leader of C?te d'Ivoire, took end in vain and forces loyal to the President elected Alassane Ouattara renewed their attack on the military units of pro-Gbagbo, said Alain JuppéMinister for Foreign Affairs of France. "The negotiations began yesterday with Mr. Gbagbo have failed,"Juppe said in Parliament today. " "They were interrupted and the forces of Mr. Ouattara have resumed their offensive."Gbagbo began to discuss his departure from the producer of cocoa in the world yesterday, after the French and United Nations forces has destroyed most of the heavy weapons of his army. The French soldiers and UN not involved in the current attack, said Juppe. 65 ?gé remains tangled up in a bunker under his residence, which was surrounded by Forces hunters Republican pro-Ouattara. Gunfire erupted in the neighbourhood and Agban military camp, in the district of two plateaus at about 6: 30 p.m. and continued during the day. "Fighting is continuing,"Meite Sindou, a spokesman for veterans, said by telephone." "Yesterday evening talks do not bring any result."Disputed Republican Forces ElectionThe launched an offensive from bases located north of C?te d'Ivoire, last week after a deadlock of four months following the controversial country presidential election on November 28. Gbagbo, who draws much of its support from the South, refused to accept the results, alleging electoral fraud. The United Nations, the United States, the African Union and all recognised European Union Ouattara as winner. "It is not a game of cat and mouse, it is simply the mouse now,"said Pierre Schori, a former Minister for Foreign Affairs Sweden who led the United Nations mission in the country between 2005 and 2007. "Even if he does admit it, I think he negotiates his exit," he said by telephone from Stockholm today.Cocoa for July delivery rose $43, or 1.4%, to $3,036 tonne at 10: 50 a.m. on ice American term in New York. Prices for the ingredient of chocolate increased by 34% since the disputed election, advancing to a maximum of 32 years of $3,775 a metric ton on March denominated bond non-reimbursed of C?te d'Ivoire from 4. gained 6.7% to 54.938 cents to the dollar at 2: 56 in Abidjan, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.Mass KillingsThe renewed attack at the time where Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, was "very concerned" about reports of massacres in the WestIvory Coast, according to a statement posted on the website of the Court. Office of Luis Moreno-Ocampo said it will continue to "gather information on allegations of crimes it y by the different parties to the conflict."Gbagbo charged yesterday France to intervene in the crisis, saying: he "entered directly in the war against Ivory Coast."While it would be willing to leave Ivory Coast "if my departure brings peace to my country", Gbagbo has said in an interview with LCI Paris-based TV channel, it is "far proved" that he would end the conflict. There was "no agreement on the political front," Gbagbo said, and he still believed that ouattara does not win the election of the President."Gbagbo says that his actions were not those of a"kamikaze".I love life, "he said on LCI. "This is not the voice of a martyr."

-With the help of Pauline Bax and Olivier Monnier in Abidjan, Franz wild in Johannesburg and Michael Cohen in Cape Town. Editors: Emily Bowers, Philip Sanders.

To contact the reporter on this story: Gregory Viscusi in Paris at the gviscusi@bloomberg.net and Jason McLure in Accra at the jmclure@bloomberg.net

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The France said failure of the negotiations of Gbagbo, Ouattara Offensive resumes

06 April 2011, 11: 39 am EDT by Gregory Viscusi and Jason McLure

(Updates with Juppe comment, second paragraph).

April 6 (Bloomberg) - talks on the release of Laurent Gbagbo, former leader of C?te d'Ivoire, took end in vain and forces loyal to the President elected Alassane Ouattara renewed their attack on the military units of pro-Gbagbo, said Alain JuppéMinister for Foreign Affairs of France. "The negotiations began yesterday with Mr. Gbagbo have failed,"Juppe said in Parliament today. " "They were interrupted and the forces of Mr. Ouattara have resumed their offensive."Gbagbo began to discuss his departure from the producer of cocoa in the world yesterday, after the French and United Nations forces has destroyed most of the heavy weapons of his army. The French soldiers and UN not involved in the current attack, said Juppe. 65 ?gé remains tangled up in a bunker under his residence, which was surrounded by Forces hunters Republican pro-Ouattara. Gunfire erupted in the neighbourhood and Agban military camp, in the district of two plateaus at about 6: 30 p.m. and continued during the day. "Fighting is continuing,"Meite Sindou, a spokesman for veterans, said by telephone." "Yesterday evening talks do not bring any result."Disputed Republican Forces ElectionThe launched an offensive from bases located north of C?te d'Ivoire, last week after a deadlock of four months following the controversial country presidential election on November 28. Gbagbo, who draws much of its support from the South, refused to accept the results, alleging electoral fraud. The United Nations, the United States, the African Union and all recognised European Union Ouattara as winner. "It is not a game of cat and mouse, it is simply the mouse now,"said Pierre Schori, a former Minister for Foreign Affairs Sweden who led the United Nations mission in the country between 2005 and 2007. "Even if he does admit it, I think he negotiates his exit," he said by telephone from Stockholm today.Cocoa for July delivery rose $43, or 1.4%, to $3,036 tonne at 10: 50 a.m. on ice American term in New York. Prices for the ingredient of chocolate increased by 34% since the disputed election, advancing to a maximum of 32 years of $3,775 a metric ton on March denominated bond non-reimbursed of C?te d'Ivoire from 4. gained 6.7% to 54.938 cents to the dollar at 2: 56 in Abidjan, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.Mass KillingsThe renewed attack at the time where Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, was "very concerned" about reports of massacres in the WestIvory Coast, according to a statement posted on the website of the Court. Office of Luis Moreno-Ocampo said it will continue to "gather information on allegations of crimes it y by the different parties to the conflict."Gbagbo charged yesterday France to intervene in the crisis, saying: he "entered directly in the war against Ivory Coast."While it would be willing to leave Ivory Coast "if my departure brings peace to my country", Gbagbo has said in an interview with LCI Paris-based TV channel, it is "far proved" that he would end the conflict. There was "no agreement on the political front," Gbagbo said, and he still believed that ouattara does not win the election of the President."Gbagbo says that his actions were not those of a"kamikaze".I love life, "he said on LCI. "This is not the voice of a martyr."

-With the help of Pauline Bax and Olivier Monnier in Abidjan, Franz wild in Johannesburg and Michael Cohen in Cape Town. Editors: Emily Bowers, Philip Sanders.

To contact the reporter on this story: Gregory Viscusi in Paris at the gviscusi@bloomberg.net and Jason McLure in Accra at the jmclure@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Antony Sguazzin to the asguazzin@bloomberg.net

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