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Article: War-Torn Ivory Coast United by Soccer
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PARFAIT KOUASSI, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
02-09-2006
Dateline: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast
Ivorians watch the Africa Cup of Nations soccer game between Ivory Coast and Egypt on television in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. In Ivory Coast, divided from a 2002-2003 civil war, political enemies are gathering together to watch the Elephants vie for the Egypt-hosted African Cup of Nations trophy as the players use their on-field exploits as a lesson in national harmony. (AP Photo)
An African proverb holds that "when the elephants fight, the grass suffers" _ meaning that warmaking by leaders only ends up injuring their people.
These days, however, plodding pachyderms ...