2 presidents plague Ivory Coast

Q: Ivory Coast's new ambassador to the UN has warned the country is "on the brink of genocide" as two men claim the nation's presidency after an election. Where is the Ivory Coast?

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Q: The west African nation is commonly known in English as Ivory Coast. What is its real name?

A. Abidjan

B. Burkina Faso

C. Cote d'Ivoire

D. Ivoirian

Q: A west African regional group know as Ecowas is trying to end the political stalemate. It has a history of using force to restore order and once deployed troops to monitor a truce in a nation founded by freed American slaves. Which nation was that?

A. Liberia

B. Burkina Faso

C. Guinea

D. Mali

Q: Some people worry that the political turmoil in Ivory Coast could raise the price of . . .

A. Oil

B. Gold

C. Ivory

D. Chocolate

Q: One of the men claiming the presidency is holed up in a hotel by the lagoon in Abidjan. What body of water is linked to the lagoon?

A. Lake Liberia

B. Bay of Burkina Faso

C. Mali Marsh

D. Gulf of Guinea


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