Ivory Coast: Ethnic War Threatens

The injury of three persons, two seriously, in western Cote d'Ivoire last week reflects the deep-seated animosity between some ethnic groups in this West African country. The fighting, in reprisal for the death of four people, occurred in Duekoue, 400 kilometres west of the commercial capital of Abidjan. Recently more than 100 Gueres, who are indigenous to the region, were cut to pieces with machetes and sprayed with bullets. The incidents occurred at Guitrozon and Petit Duekoue, the villages adjacent to the city of Duekoue.