Ivory Coast president accused of trying to "silence" opposition An opposition figure in Ivory Coast on Monday accused the country's President Alassane Ouattara of trying to "silence" and "behead" the opposition. Pascal Affi N'Guessan condemned the government's decision to sendi to trial 83 supporters of the former president Laurent Gbagbo, including Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES