Gunfire, Looting Cuts Hope for Quick Ivory Coast Recovery
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Sporadic gunfire and reports of looting in the commercial capital of Ivory Coast damped hopes of a quick recovery in the world’s top cocoa producer after four months of deadly post-election conflict.
Yesterday’s violence came a day after troops loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara, known as the Republican Forces, captured former leader Laurent Gbagbo following a 10-day battle for Abidjan, the largest city in the West African nation.