<---Where the heart is is where the home is---->

Humanity is the place where the greatest of all creators express His devine
will.Gods call on responsible Ivorians has been recognised and
acted upon and the will of god has prevailed.Amid uncertainty and certain
death of some of their very own Ivorians 'GOOD' and 'BAD'
Stick up for safety of their motherland and make her proud.
Today the little ones--the innocent children of ivory coast can run arround
playing with the unconscious knowledge that their hands will not be cut here
and there by angry adults like we see here and there.
I for one i will write here and wherever i  can to applaud the sons of a
proud nation.
I shall go to work and  and tell my fellow 'classmates' that we Africans
have success stories too.That we have hope above all our
shortcomings.
No matter what their look or class; no matter what they are; Ivorians must
stand by justice and understanding, if they wish to maintain
their well won peace.
Africa must clap for the sons of Ivory Coast and tell them that love is the
quest of all good endeavours.
I was talking to one proud brother from Ivory Coast who broke the good news
from his beloved homeland,I couldnt but  envy his countrymens sacrifices to
give life to each other and acknowledge each others humanity.
They must at this very instant forgive every general and use that act to
instill trust and restore a lasting admosphere of peace progress and
respect for human rights in their only homeland.
WE Have To seize the opportunity to emulate the Franchophone Africa.
At these stage French speaking Africans seem to win back peacefully.
For example Dakar.
Love is the only language.
             karl

>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Laurent Gbagbo is new President of the Republic of Cote
>       d'Ivoire
>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:28:31 EDT
>
>Mr. Sanneh, thank you very much for the updates. I was so distraught
>yesterday, seeing Guei trying to drag his country into the abyss and
>putting
>people's lives in jeopardy. I do not mean to sound selfish, but I have to
>point out that I was very concern for the lives of the Gambians working in
>Abidjan. Some of our finest minds are there. We thank God for the safety of
>the Gambians living in Ivory Coast. We continue to pray that you remain
>safe
>during these trying times in Ivory Coast. We congratulate the Ivorian
>people
>for standing up to Guei. We hope that reports that the coward has fled to
>Cotonou are true. Left to the vermin alone, he would have turned Abidjan to
>a war zone. Reports say that his security forces fired live ammunition at
>protesters including women and children. All that callousness just to
>perpetuate a dictator in power. A dictator who stole power in the first
>place. It is the arrogance of these thugs that I cannot stand. They
>intimidate people, use brute force to steal power, and then behave as if it
>is their birth right to stay in power. Well, the Ivorian people have shown
>Guei where power really lies. I hope Ghagbo will act like a true democrat
>and call for fresh elections where all the parties will be allowed to
>contest. This is another wake up call for Gambians. Like we keep saying,
>when push comes to shove, these cowards run away. Yaya is a worst coward
>than Guei. Yaya has less support in the Gambian army than Guei had in the
>Ivorian army. Do not let Yaya rob you in an election and then intimidate
>you
>to accept the outcome of the elections. It is not just elections. Whenever
>Yaya breaks the law (as in the case of the massacre of our children on
>April
>10 and 11), he has to be challenged by the people. The massacre of our
>children is more heinous than robbing elections. The moment Yaya ordered
>his
>forces to kill our children, he forfeited his right to live, let alone rule
>our country. The opposition and their supporters should mobilize and remove
>Yaya from office and try him like any common criminal.
>KB
>
>
>>From: Sidi M Sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Laurent Gbagbo is new President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
>>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:07:05 GMT
>>
>>Speaking on natioanl radio and television, Laurent Gbago has declared that
>>the wishes of the people of Cote d'Ivoire have been carried out by
>>recognising the results of the election of 22nd October, at the insistence
>>of the people.  He has re-installed the Chairman and members of the
>>National
>>Electoral Commission  dismissed yesterday by Guei with the mandate to
>>proceed with the finalisation of the vote tally for ratification by the
>>Supreme Court.  He congratulated and expressed his gratitude to the
>>Commission for being steadfast in carrying out their constitutional duties
>>with impartiality. Following the finalisation of the vote count and
>>ratification, Gbagbo is expected to take the oath of office in the next
>>day
>>or two.  His only significant pronouncement was the need to re-visit the
>>Constitution which has been one of the source of friction and disunity
>>amongst Ivorians.  He has also promised to form a Government of National
>>Unity to help heel the deep wound inflicted on the population of Cote
>>d'Ivoire over the years.  Afterall, light may be at the end of the tunnel
>>for this beautiful country full of great promise.
>>Sidi Sanneh
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