Violence may escalate in Ivory Coast as parties rearm:
A UN panel of experts warns that violence may escalate in Ivory Coast, particularly in the north, as parties are rearming despite an UN arms embargo imposed since 2004, according to a letter seen here Saturday.
Ivory Coast was braced for violence on Thursday as one of the fragile West African state's two self-declared presidents urged his supporters to march on state television and the seat of government.