President Goodluck Jonathan was Thursday in Monrovia honoured by the government with
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Peacekeepers ordered out of Ivory Coast
The man who refuses to step down from the presidency ordered thousands of UN peacekeepers to leave Ivory Coast immediately today.
Laurent Gbagbo called the global body that endorsed his political rival an "agent of destabilisation".
The move was the latest act of political defiance by Gbagbo, who has been in power since 2000 and maintains he is the rightful winner of last month's run-off vote in the West African nation despite growing international pressure on him to concede defeat.
Laurent Gbagbo called the global body that endorsed his political rival an "agent of destabilisation".
The move was the latest act of political defiance by Gbagbo, who has been in power since 2000 and maintains he is the rightful winner of last month's run-off vote in the West African nation despite growing international pressure on him to concede defeat.
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