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U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo Ondimba and discussed the need to end the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire "as soon as possible." The White House said the two presidents shared their concerns about the ongoing violence in Cote d'Ivoire, and discussed "the need to end this crisis as soon as possible." It said that Obama reiterated that incumbent Laurent Gbagbo needs to respect the will of the Ivorian people and end his claim to the presidency. Gbagbo has been locking horns with his rival Alassane Ouattara over the results of the Nov. 28 presidential run-off, though the latter has been widely recognized as the winner, plunging the country into another civil war in eight years as fighting broke out between forces loyal to them in December. Reports said that both French and UN helicopters fired on a military camp held by Gbagbo's forces on Monday in the economic capital of Abidjan. |
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