Gbagbo asks UN, French forces to leave Ivory Coast

The government of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has told the United Nations and French peacekeeping missions to leave the country, a spokesman said in a statement on state television on Saturday.

"The government demands the departure of the UNOCI and LICORNE forces in Ivory Coast and is opposed to any renewal of their mandate," spokesman Jacqueline Oble said. (Reuters)