A group of 44 Indians have been evacuated from Abidjan, the capital of civil war-torn Ivory Coast, to neighbouring Ghana. Over 110 Indians have been shifted in last one week from Abidjan. AIR correspondent reports, external affairs ministry hired a chartered aircraft to evacuate them. They were received on arrival by officials of the High Commission of India and rendered necessary consular and other assistance. On April 12th, 66 Indian nationals, including 11 women and 12 children, were evacuatedEarlier this month, Indian Ambassador to Ivory Coast Shamma Jain was evacuated by UN and French forces in Abidjan in the wake of heavy fighting there between fighters loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the country's democratically elected President, and Laurent Gbagbo who has refused to quit the post even after losing the November 2010 elections.
News On AIR | April 18, 2011 5:16 PM
44 Indians evacuated from Ivory Coast