Yunusa,

I figure that since I am holed up at home with time in my hands, I should
put it to good use by monitoring the various news outlets and some sources
from the demo sites for your information. I hope I have done justice to the
evolution of yet another people's revolt in the name of democracy. As I keep
saying, this is only the first stage in a process which must see the putting
together the various pieces of the Ivorian mosaic which worked well in the
past.  One must remember that less than 30-35 percent of the registered
voters went to the polls last Sunday. The new Government must necessarily
reconcile with the 70-80 percent of those voters who felt deprived of their
chioce to vote for their candidate.  This national reconciliation exercise
has been recognised and confirmed by president-elect Laurent Gbagbo during
his interview with France's TV 5 as one of his first task. This confirmation
from Gbagbo is significant because he is credited as the inventor of
Ivoirite "Ivoirianess" during his 1990 presidential bid.  Hopefully, he has
come to realise the decisiveness of this xenophobic policy and which he is
prepared to abandon. Thank you for the expression of your concern about our
safety.  I can assure all well wishers that we are safe and sound.

Sidi Sanneh
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