Catholic Mission in Ivory Coast receives those displaced by clashes

The president of Ghana has said his country is not able to send troops to oust the leader of Ivory Coast who is unwilling to cede office after losing a presidential election. The announcement could complicate a move by a regional bloc of 15 nations in West Africa to mount a military intervention in order to allow the internationally recognized winner of the election Alassane Ouattara to assume his functions.

He and his staff are barricaded inside a hotel, his exits blocked by soldiers loyal to Gbagbo.

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The Red Cross is continuing to help thousands displaced by recent clashes in Duèkouè in the east of the country, at Catholic mission in the area.

Lydia O’Kane spoke to the ICRC spokesperson Kelnor Panglungtshang, based in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, who said that although the situation at the moment is still politically tense, the humanitarian situation is relatively calm.

He added that, a recent clash in Duèkouè “provoked a huge displacement of people to a Catholic mission… where people where already assembled previously.” Listen