Violence Rages in Spice Islands Killing Dozens
Ambon Indonesia AP clash toll rises as Muslims and Christians fight on Halmerah island in North Maluku. Soldiers seize thousands of weapons. four held for carrying automatic arms. Overall bloodshed since last year totals over 1,300 lives in Maluku and North Maluku.
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Reggae Voices Backed Ivory Coast Coup In Street Turns
Reggae musicians in Abidjan back Gen Robert Guei's coup as radio plays resume after Bedie era bans. Artists like Ras Marlenze and Alpha Blondy frame the upheaval as liberation while lyrics target the former president and calls for unity and resistance. The music remains a key communication tool in a country where literacy varies and radio guides public sentiment.
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Robert Guei
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Abidjan
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Guei
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Marlenze
Exiled Ivorian leader secures residence in France
Ivory Coast exiled president Bedie arrives in Paris with his family and ministers and is granted a renewable French residence visa. France has long been his foreign backer. He spent the week in Togo after the ouster and owns a Paris home. Crowds in Abidjan celebrated reggae as the junta promises a future civilian coalition and eventual democracy.
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