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| Ivorian cabinet plans put on hold | Ivorian cabinet plans put on hold |
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| Ivory Coast opposition groups say they will play no part in a new national unity government after the previous one was sacked over a toxic waste scandal. | Ivory Coast opposition groups say they will play no part in a new national unity government after the previous one was sacked over a toxic waste scandal. |
| PM Charles Konan Banny has said he needs until next week to form a new cabinet that again has representatives from the armed and unarmed opposition. | PM Charles Konan Banny has said he needs until next week to form a new cabinet that again has representatives from the armed and unarmed opposition. |
| Leaking toxic waste has killed three people and made 1,500 ill in Abidjan. | Leaking toxic waste has killed three people and made 1,500 ill in Abidjan. |
| The waste scandal is now a crisis threatening Ivory Coast's fragile peace process, our correspondent says. | The waste scandal is now a crisis threatening Ivory Coast's fragile peace process, our correspondent says. |
| The Ivory Coast has been split in two since rebels took charge of the north four years ago. | The Ivory Coast has been split in two since rebels took charge of the north four years ago. |
| A UN-backed peace process led to the creation of a national unity government last December, combining supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo, political opposition groups and rebel representatives. | A UN-backed peace process led to the creation of a national unity government last December, combining supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo, political opposition groups and rebel representatives. |
| The government was supposed to steer the country to elections this October. | The government was supposed to steer the country to elections this October. |
| Peace at risk | Peace at risk |
| Armed and unarmed opposition groups say they were shocked by Mr Konan Banny's decision to dissolve the government. | Armed and unarmed opposition groups say they were shocked by Mr Konan Banny's decision to dissolve the government. |
| I'm feeling very bad in the throat and I have headaches and I cannot breathe properly Abidjan resident Is Africa a dumping ground? href="/1/hi/sci/tech/5323258.stm" class="">Global path of pollution href="/1/hi/world/africa/5323400.stm" class="">Eyewitness: Exposed | |
| They object to President Gbagbo's decision asking Mr Konan Banny to stay on as leader and nominate a new cabinet. | They object to President Gbagbo's decision asking Mr Konan Banny to stay on as leader and nominate a new cabinet. |
| "We won't participate in a government led by a prime minister nominated by Gbagbo," opposition spokesman Alphonse Djedje Mady told Reuters news agency. | "We won't participate in a government led by a prime minister nominated by Gbagbo," opposition spokesman Alphonse Djedje Mady told Reuters news agency. |
| The opposition has also called for the creation of a new executive body to lead Ivory Coast to elections. | The opposition has also called for the creation of a new executive body to lead Ivory Coast to elections. |
| The BBC's James Copnall in Abidjan says the fragile peace process will receive a serious blow if the national unity government truly falls apart. | The BBC's James Copnall in Abidjan says the fragile peace process will receive a serious blow if the national unity government truly falls apart. |
| Unclear circumstances | Unclear circumstances |
| Our correspondent says any new cabinet's first and most urgent task will be to help those still suffering from the effects of the toxic waste. | Our correspondent says any new cabinet's first and most urgent task will be to help those still suffering from the effects of the toxic waste. |
| Three people have died and more than 1,500 have been treated after inhaling fumes from waste apparently dumped at sites in the city two weeks ago. | Three people have died and more than 1,500 have been treated after inhaling fumes from waste apparently dumped at sites in the city two weeks ago. |
| It is unclear who dumped the waste but local papers are alleging corruption. | It is unclear who dumped the waste but local papers are alleging corruption. |
| In pictures: Toxic waste Waste adds to Ivorian woes | In pictures: Toxic waste Waste adds to Ivorian woes |
| Foreign experts have been asked to help clear up the waste from seven locations around Ivory Coast's biggest city. | Foreign experts have been asked to help clear up the waste from seven locations around Ivory Coast's biggest city. |
| Ivorian television on Wednesday interrupted its regular programmes to urge hundreds of protesters to give doctors access to sites where toxic waste was dumped. | Ivorian television on Wednesday interrupted its regular programmes to urge hundreds of protesters to give doctors access to sites where toxic waste was dumped. |
| It said people faced serious health threats because of the toxic material. | It said people faced serious health threats because of the toxic material. |
| The waste was dumped by a ship several weeks ago in unclear circumstances. | The waste was dumped by a ship several weeks ago in unclear circumstances. |
| Trafigura Beheer BV, the company that chartered the ship Probo Koala, said it was very concerned by reports that "residue from the petrol cargo" had been disposed of inappropriately. | Trafigura Beheer BV, the company that chartered the ship Probo Koala, said it was very concerned by reports that "residue from the petrol cargo" had been disposed of inappropriately. |
| Breathing problems | Breathing problems |
| Those affected are being treated for stomach problems, nosebleeds and respiratory illnesses. | Those affected are being treated for stomach problems, nosebleeds and respiratory illnesses. |
| The hospital has set up a specialist unit to deal with those suffering from similar symptoms. | The hospital has set up a specialist unit to deal with those suffering from similar symptoms. |
| "We don't know what we're treating. When they have stinging eyes or noses we give them drops. We want to know what it is so we know how to treat it," the manager of a local hospital told Reuters news agency. | "We don't know what we're treating. When they have stinging eyes or noses we give them drops. We want to know what it is so we know how to treat it," the manager of a local hospital told Reuters news agency. |
| He added the hospital was running low on some medicines and X-ray film. | He added the hospital was running low on some medicines and X-ray film. |
| Are you affected by the toxic waste? Use the form to send us your experiences. | Are you affected by the toxic waste? Use the form to send us your experiences. |