Nigerian president on Ivory Coast mission
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Ivory Coast today on a mission to help resolve the war-divided West African nation’s latest crisis.
Obasanjo, who did not talk to reporters on arrival, was due to meet Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and other top officials in Abidjan before travelling to the northern city of Bouake for talks with rebel leader Guillaume Soro, the presidency said in a statement.