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/ 21 November 2004

Côte d’Ivoire ‘can explode at any time’

Beneath the surface calm in Côte d’Ivoire, unresolved ethnic, regional, political and religious rivalries still roil after a week of unprecedented violence. The next burst of bloodletting in a country that was long a model of peace and prosperity in Africa is likely only a matter of time, diplomats and United Nations officials warn.
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