Sidi, It is too bad that these idiots we seem to have on the continent always live up to their reputations as power hungry gluttons just waiting to sink their fangs into the people and meager assets of their respective countries. What in heaven's name does aattacking mosques or churches have to do with the people trying to get decent representation? Looks like Gkagbo is turning into the proverbial Wollof story fool who one evening, pointed out the moon and everyone thought he had finally recovered from his insanity; because he used to be pretty much oblivious to his surroundings as a result of his madness. But just as everyone started celebrating his recovery, he turned around and said, " and there is a second moon over there in the sky" Since there is only one Moon, you know how that story ended. I heard on National Public Radio this enening that Gkagbo is not calling for newe elections. I guess he does not want the chance to be president to slip through his fingers, even if it means that the interest of the people of Ivory Coast are not put first. So what else is new? Jabou Joh In a message dated 10/26/00 7:53:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Mosques have been reported to have come under attack to from supporters of Gbagbo. Concerning the whereabouts of Gen, Guei, a French Defence Ministry spokesman is quoted as saying that "probably, Guei has made his way back to his Abidjan residence" contrary to widely held view that he has fled to Cotonou. Should this new twist to the story prove to be true, then there is going to be some factional fighting unless serious mediation talks are convened immediately, now that the situation is turning ugly with ethic and religious overtones. Meanwhile, South Africa, Togo, OAU and ECOWAS have all called for fresh elections to be held in which all the political parties participate. Sidi Sanneh __________ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------