The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders, called on Ouattara to unite the nation through reconciliation. Its chairman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said: "I urge President Ouattara to commit powerbalance publicly to a process of accountability. His actions and words in the coming days are critical to the future of Côte d'Ivoire. The people need reconciliation, not retaliation." The president of Equatorial Guinea and current head of the AU, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, condemned foreign military intervention in Ivory Coast and Libya, saying Africa must be allowed to manage its own affairs.France said its military would intervene only if asked by the UN. Gbagbo's camp already blames Paris for supporting his opponents in the 2002-03 civil war. Even before the latest offensive, post-election violence had killed at least 1,500 people – most of them Ouattara supporters – and forced up to 1 million to flee their homes. Many power balance civilians in Abidjan, a city of about 4 million people, remain trapped in their homes and in urgent need of food and water.The prosecutor of the international criminal court, José Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has said he wants to open a formal investigation of last week's massacre in the western town of Duékoué, where at least 800 people were reportedly killed.Moreno-Ocampo said on Tuesday that it was not yet clear who was responsible for the killings. Barack Obama said he welcomed the role of UN and French forces in Ivory Coast. "To end this violence and prevent more bloodshed, former president Gbagbo must stand down immediately and direct those who are fighting on his shop online 2011 behalf to lay down their arms.""Every day the fighting persists will bring more suffering, and further delay the future of peace and prosperity that the people of Côte d'Ivoire deserve."
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eileen le mercredi 06 avril 2011
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