Abidjan (Writing and agencies) .- The bloody pulse delivered in Ivory Coast for the presidency after the election last November may have ended, as noted on Tuesday the former Ivorian foreign minister who said Alcide Yeye soldiers Outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo called off the fight. "The war is over," said former foreign minister from the French Embassy, where a refugee, the British broadcaster BBC.
He said they are negotiating a cease-fire. TCI news channel, akin to winning the election, Alassanne Ouattara, said this Tuesday that Republican Guard troops laid down their arms. The commander of the elite troops, so far supported Gbagbo urged the United Nations that would ensure the safety of their soldiers.
In the port city of Abidjan, where they fought fierce battles for days, just as shots were heard. Gbagbo has reportedly fled with his family at his residence. France believes that the crisis will be resolved "within hours" Meanwhile, French Defense Minister, Gerard Longuet, said at a news conference that the crisis in Ivory Coast "could be resolved in the coming hours." Earlier, French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, said that the outgoing president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was negotiating his departure from power.
Gbagbo's spokesman, Ahoua Don Mello, told the BBC Tuesday that the outgoing president was awaiting the arrival of "a high delegation of the African Union" to start negotiations "between the two parties." Removal of combatesPhillipe Mangou, chief of staff of the outgoing president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, today announced the cessation of fighting by his troops in Abidjan, as reported by Efe official close to the UN Mission in country (ONUCI).
"It called on UNOCI to announce a ceasefire," the same source. Shortly after the announcement of Mangou, two other generals joined Gbagbo's chief of staff and gave the order to stop fighting for their effective against Republican Forces of Alassane Ouattara, the country's elected president, according to a statement issued today by the UN in Ivory Coast.
In a búnkerLaurent Gbagbo was hiding with his family in the basement of his residence in Abidjan, as the public broadcaster was informed of a major BBC British military source. 
He said they are negotiating a cease-fire. TCI news channel, akin to winning the election, Alassanne Ouattara, said this Tuesday that Republican Guard troops laid down their arms. The commander of the elite troops, so far supported Gbagbo urged the United Nations that would ensure the safety of their soldiers.
In the port city of Abidjan, where they fought fierce battles for days, just as shots were heard. Gbagbo has reportedly fled with his family at his residence. France believes that the crisis will be resolved "within hours" Meanwhile, French Defense Minister, Gerard Longuet, said at a news conference that the crisis in Ivory Coast "could be resolved in the coming hours." Earlier, French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, said that the outgoing president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, was negotiating his departure from power.
Gbagbo's spokesman, Ahoua Don Mello, told the BBC Tuesday that the outgoing president was awaiting the arrival of "a high delegation of the African Union" to start negotiations "between the two parties." Removal of combatesPhillipe Mangou, chief of staff of the outgoing president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, today announced the cessation of fighting by his troops in Abidjan, as reported by Efe official close to the UN Mission in country (ONUCI).
"It called on UNOCI to announce a ceasefire," the same source. Shortly after the announcement of Mangou, two other generals joined Gbagbo's chief of staff and gave the order to stop fighting for their effective against Republican Forces of Alassane Ouattara, the country's elected president, according to a statement issued today by the UN in Ivory Coast.
In a búnkerLaurent Gbagbo was hiding with his family in the basement of his residence in Abidjan, as the public broadcaster was informed of a major BBC British military source.
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