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...which was broken up in 1991. Shaky Peace IVORY COAST Sixteen of the 41 members of the new cabinet stayed away from its first meeting, dashing hopes that the installation of the French-brokered power-sharing government would end six months of fighting between the administration of President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel groups. The main opposition group, called the Rally for Republicans, and three rebel factions that control the country's north and parts of the west, said that security concerns prevented them from traveling to the capital, Yamoussoukro. Nuclear Fears NORTH KOREA Tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear program remained...
IVORY COAST Last Chance Treaty President Laurent Gbagbo went on national television to endorse a French-brokered peace accord that he signed with rebel forces. His speech may pave the way for the end of the four-month-old civil war. Earlier, the French government sent 450 more troops to bring its forces in the country up to about 3,000. Most are likely to protect the pro-government commercial capital, Abidjan, and the 12,000 French citizens still in the country...
...least 500 French from fleeing. The call came after a deal to end the four-month-old civil war appeared to collapse. After days of rioting, protests against the French-brokered plan turned peaceful, with tens of thousands marching in the commercial capital, Abidjan. Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo accuse France of forcing him to sign a power-sharing agreement with rebels who control the former French colony's largely Muslim north. The army condemned the deal and said it should be renegotiated...
...Ivorian army and rebels across the Liberian border. The fighting came as government and rebel representatives signed a draft peace accord near Paris. The rebels will be part of a new national reconciliation government that draws ministers from across the Ivorian political spectrum. The deal calls for President Laurent Gbagbo to cede some of his powers to the new Prime Minister, Seydou Diarra, a respected Muslim diplomat who served as Premier in 1999 and 2000. The rebels dropped their demands for Gbagbo's resignation and immediate elections. They agreed to disarm. And progress was also made on the question...
FRANCE Face-Off A truce broke down in the Ivory Coast as government and rebels met in Paris. Rebel leaders want President Laurent Gbagbo to quit, claiming his 2002 election was unfair and insisting new elections are necessary. But Gbagbo said the constitution does not allow him to call early legislative elections and said the rebels should disarm...