They were chased away from the government’s Munhumutapa offices where the visiting envoy met acting President John Nkomo and acting foreign affairs minister Hebert Murerwa.Gbabgo, who has ruled the world’s biggest cocoa producer, was defeated in the November elections by Alassane Ouattara, who has set up his own parallel government while claiming he won the hotly disputed poll.
Like the ageing Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, Gbabgo has the full backing of his country’s military and has adamantly refused to hand over power to Quattara braving fierce world pressure that has threatened to use force to remove him.
Gbagbo also claims he is under siege from western governments out to see him out of power.
He has likened his case to that of Mugabe, who also claims western governments want him out of power at all costs.
Gbagbo said the move to remove him militarily by Ecowas was the result of a Western plot directed by France and the United States, whose ambassadors he accuses of undermining Ivorian electoral procedures in order to propel Ouattara into power.(ZimEye, Zimbabwe)
7 Replies to “Embattled Ivory Coast president sends envoy to Zimbabwe”
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why hold elections then?
Why clutching at straws and burying the head in the sand? This dic… tator should quit forthwith and hand over power to the legitimate winner.
u are a malala pipe,how can u be like Bob
Birds of a feather……….!! I would have been surprised if Bbagbo had sent his envoy to Botswana’s Khama … because ikoko ainoudzwa chokwadi. Manje these birds don’t want to live the truth but are always unashamadly blaming the West kunge pane mu-French akavhota ku Ivory Cost kwacho.
Birds of the same feather!
Ko ari kudeyi benzi remunhu
two bad dreams together…oooh no. losers must leave office as it was left for them