Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Gets More Time

A rocket attack against Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro's airplane in northern Cote d'Ivoire on June 29 killed three people but failed to harm Soro. The failed assassination attempt, believed to have been carried out by a disgruntled northern militia, will provide President Laurent Gbagbo with the proof he wants that the country is not ready for political reconciliation. This essentially will hand Gbagbo another year in office.