Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Cuts Electricity Supplies to North
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Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to cede the presidency of the West African nation, ordered the closely held electricity utility to cut power supplies to the north of the country, the company said.
The Mines and Energy Ministry sent three men with an armed escort to the company on Feb. 28 to order the suspension of power supplies, the Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Electricite said in a statement late yesterday.