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White House ponders strike over Libya attack

Kimberly Dozier, Rukmini Callimachi

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara line up to be addressed by a commanding officer, at a republican forces operating base in the Youpougon neighborhood, on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, April 8, 2011. Ivory Coast's democratically elected leader said his forces won't capture the entrenched strongman who remained holed up Friday in an underground bunker at the presidential residence, and instead will focus on normalizing life in the besieged city.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

French embassy home in Ivory Coast hit by mortars

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

Soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara occupy an area of the Youpougon neighborhood, near a checkpoint at the main northern entrance to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Ivory Coast's strongman leader Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Forces assault residence of Ivory Coast strongman

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

New Forces soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara drive at a checkpoint at one of the principal entrances to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Ivory Coast's entrenched strongman Laurent Gbagbo huddled in a bunker at his home and was exploring different options for his surrender, officials said Tuesday, as forces backing the country's democratically elected leader seized the residence.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Ivory Coast strongman says he’s not stepping down

Rukmini Callimachi

This handout photo provided by the French Defense Ministry on Sunday April 3, 2011, shows French soldiers patrolling as part of the French Force Licorne, in Port Bouet district of Abidjan, Saturday, April, 2, 2011. The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast began moving some 200 employees out of the main city Sunday after repeated attacks on its headquarters, as fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president prepared for a battle to oust the incumbent leader. (AP Photo/Sch. Blanchet, ECPAD) NO SALES (AP)

U.N. helicopter fires at Gbagbo Ivory Coast forces

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

A UN helicopter pass over the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, April 1, 2011.Heavy fighting raged Friday near Ivory Coast's presidential palace and mansion and the state TV broadcaster as armed forces loyal to the elected leader tried to install him to power and oust the country's strongman. (AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra) (AP)

Ivory Coast fighters prepare to oust leader

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

FILE - Allassane Ouattara waves to supporters shortly after his arrival in the Ivory Coast, at the airport in Abidjan, in this Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999 file photo. Fighters supporting Ivory Coast's internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara seized control of the country's administrative capital, Yamoussoukro on Wednesday March 30 2011. It was seen as a symbolic victory by Ouattara's forces after months of political chaos that began when Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president, refused to recognize the results of the November election. (AP Photo/Clement Ntaye)

Rebels besiege Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan

Rukmini Callimachi, Marco Chown Oved

Supporters surround former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, as he arrives for a World Social Forum event at Place du Souvenir in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. The World Social Forum kicked off in this corner of west Africa on Sunday, its mantra of social change "another world is possible" proving especially resonant as anti-government uprisings continue to rock Egypt in the northern part of the continent. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Capitalism is dead says former Brazil president

Rukmini Callimachi

Spanish hostages freed by al-Qaida-linked group

Brahima Ouadraogo, Rukmini Callimachi