Mbeki bids to halt Ivory Coast violence
South African President Thabo Mbeki flew to Ivory Coast today to launch an African effort to reign in chaos after four days of mob and government confrontations with French troops that injured more than 600 people and killed at least 20.
The mission came as the UN Security Council, African Union, EU and a West African leaders bloc all condemned President Laurent Gbagbo’s government for the violence, which began when Ivory Coast warplanes killed nine French peacekeepers and an American aid worker in an air strike on the rebel-held north.
