Why Ghana's President said 'No' to U.S., France and Nigeria on military intervention in Ivory Coast

USAfrica, January 7, 2011:

Ghana’s president John Mills has expressed his opposition to any military intervention in Ivory Coast, led by the ECOWAS or the international community, seeking to force controversial incumbent Laurent Gbagbo out of office.

He stated today January 7, 2011 that:

”I do not think the military operation will bring peace to the nation.”

This was a jolt to many of the leaders of the west African regional bloc, ECOWAS and to the expectations of the U.S administration of President Barack Obama.

Pierre Kablan, an activist in the capital city of Yamoussoukro informed USAfrica via phone that

”Ouattarra is the man for France and U.S and the IMF-World Bank for decades. They can control him but not President Gbagbo. That's the point.”

Any major slip and dangerous move in Ivory Coast by the typically patient Obama, the usually brash Sarkozy of France and others in the international community in this once peaceful, idyllic former colony of France with 18million people could be expensive for the U.S and other west Africans.

source Ghana: modernghana.com

source US: usafricaonline.com

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