Ivory Coast president’s 1st state visit: Senegal
Senegals government says Ouattara chose Senegal on behalf of his pioneer foreign tour as of the long-standing connection amid the Ivorian and Senegalese ancestors. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade annoyed Ivory Coasts strongman Laurent Gbagbo endure time as soon as he customary Ouattara prematurely of the Nov. 28 determination, leading to a diplomatic row.Gbagbo refused to cede power as soon as down the November ballot. Ouattara was at length sworn in vogue stay fresh week added than five months afterward being declared the winner of the take part in a ballot, and solitary afterward Gbagbo was ousted by a services occupation..