Angolan Government Backs Ouattara Government in Ivory Coast

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Angola’s government dropped its support for Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, further isolating him in a dispute over election results.

Angola brought its position in line with the African Union, which has called for a unity government led by Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized winner of the Nov. 28 vote, Foreign Minister George Chikoty said yesterday on Televisao Publica de Angola, the Luanda-based state-owned broadcaster.