John James

Correspondent, BBC

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BBC correspondent in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Nearly a month after the presidential run-off election in the Ivory Coast, President Laurent Gbagbo shows no sign of giving up power, even though his opponent, Alassane Ouattara, is…

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