Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan 20, 2011 / 01:16 am
The failure of mediation in an electoral dispute in Ivory Coast could result in military action.
The outgoing Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and internationally-recognized President-elect Alassane Ouattara both claimed to have won the country’s presidential election, though Ouattara is recognized as the winner.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga recently announced the latest failure of talks.
A local church source told the Vatican-based news agency Fides that the prime minster of Kenya is “deeply disappointed” that Gbagbo has not honored his promise to lift the siege at the hotel where Ouattara is staying.