Beran,
     I entirely agreed with you.The political temperature in Cote d' Ivoire
can only be calmed if such measures are considered.

MARK


>From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: FOROYAA PUBLICATION (COTE D'IVOIRE)
>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 09:25:11 -0500
>
>                 This is a resend
>
>
>
>                 The Milosevic Effect.
>
>                 The flight of General Guei and the assumption of the
>Presidency
>by
>                 Laurent Gbagbo,solves one problem but creates several new
>ones.
>                 The chasing of Guei from power in a courageous display of
>people
>                 power with Guei's guards firing live ammunition into
>crowds of
>                 protesters is celebrated as an African reenactment of the
>overthrow
>                 of Slobodan Milosevic.
>                 The main problem is what to do about the politicians
>excluded
>from
>                 the polls and their call for fresh elections. This is the
>primary cause
>                 of the tension that prevails in Cote D'Ivoire with the
>religious
>dimension
>                 added to it and I believe there may be an ethic under
>tone,
>which in my
>                 opinion, is not pronounced.
>                 To address the problem,there should be fresh elections
>with all
>eligible
>                 parties participating to give legitimacy to whoever wins.
>                 Political and civic education should also be conducted to
>raise
>he level
>                 of awareness of the people that despite our
>political,religious,and ethnic
>                 differences,they are fighting the same cause for the
>betterment
>of Cote
>                 d'Ivoire and hence Africa.
>
>                 Beran
>
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   foroyaa [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>                 Sent:   Monday, October 30, 2000 9:21 AM
>                 To:     [log in to unmask]
>                 Subject:        FOROYAA PUBLICATION (COTE D'IVOIRE)
>
>                 COTE D'IVOIRE: THE END AND THE BEGINNING
>                 The developments in Cote D'Ivoire have lessons for
>countries in
>Africa in
>                 particular and the World in general.
>                 The fundamental lesson to draw is that where a people know
>what
>they want
>                 and are organised to fight for it no force on earth will
>be able
>to block
>                 them from achieving success. However, if short term
>solutions
>are sought for
>                 long term problems immediate success is  bound to be
>accompanied
>by new
>                 complications. This is how matters stand in Cote D'Ivoire.
>                 At first the people had assumed that the problem was
>general
>Guei. Now that
>                 he is gone tension still remains in Cote D'Ivoire. What is
>responsible for
>                 this tension? How is it to be addressed?
>
>
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