Ivory Coast on brink of "genocide", says envoy to UN - AlertNet: "ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Political unrest following Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election has brought the West African country to the 'brink of genocide', its new ambassador to the United Nations said.
World leaders have stepped up pressure on incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit in favour of Alassane Ouattara, widely recognised as having won the vote.
Youssoufou Bamba, appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by Ouattara, described him as the rightful ruler of Ivory Coast.
'He has been elected in a free, fair, transparent, democratic election. The result has been proclaimed by the independent electoral commission, certified by the U.N.,' Bamba told a news conference on Wednesday."
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