Cote d’Ivoire: Curtains for Gbagbo? Maybe.

Soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo patrol a street in Abidjan March 31, 2011. (Luc Gnago/Courtesy Reuters)

Soldiers loyal to Laurent Gbagbo patrol a street in Abidjan March 31, 2011. (Luc Gnago/Courtesy Reuters)

Soldiers search vehicles at a check point on a street following recent violent clashes in Nigeria's central city of Jos on February 15, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters).

Nigerian Civil Defence Corp members walk past banners campaigning for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and vice President Namadi Sambo at their final campaign rally in the capital Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)

Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during official opening of peace talks in Nairobi. (Antony Njuguna/Courtesy Reuters)

A boy watches as residents prepare to leave Abidjan from a bus station in Adjame March 20, 2011. (Luc Gnago/Courtesy Reuters)

Former Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory El-Rufai speaks during his appearance at the Federal High court in Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)

A member of the European Union Election Observation Mission stands beside his luggage as he arrives in the Nigerian capital Abuja. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)
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