Smoke fills the air around looted buildings in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 08 April 2011. Internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara has been battling incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who is blockaded in a bunker in Abidjan with the EU lifting sanctions on two ports and the cocoa authority. EPA/JANE HAHN
Fighters loyal to Alassane Ouattara drive through Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 08 April 2011. Internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara has been battling incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who is blockaded in a bunker in Abidjan with the EU lifting sanctions on two ports and the cocoa authority. EPA/JANE HAHN
A UN Peacekeeper APC patrols the bridge leading to Plateau, a hard hit area of Abidjan, Ivory Coast 08 April 2011. EPA/JANE HAHN
French nationals take refuge at a French military base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 08 April 2011. Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1000 troops left in Abidjan according to French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet. The battle for Abidjan has now been raging for a week with the city's several million people struggling for basic goods, food and water. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA
French nationals take refuge at a French military base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast 08 April 2011. Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1000 troops left in Abidjan according to French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet. The battle for Abidjan has now been raging for a week with the city's several million people struggling for basic goods, food and water. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA
Photograph made avaiable 08 April 2011 shows Ivorian residents go in seacrh of water in central Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 07 April 2011. Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1,000 troops left in Abidjan according to French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet. The battle for Abidjan has now been raging for a week with the city's several million people struggling for basic goods, food and water. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows French troops evacuate French nationals from central Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 07 April 2011. Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1000 troops left in Abidjan according to French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet. The battle for Abidjan has now been raging for a week with the city's several million people struggling for basic goods, food and water. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows a UN peacekeeper patrols in an armoured vehicle through the Marcory neighbourhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 04 April 2011. Violence continues in Ivory Coast's commercial capital as the UN, French forces and Alassane Ouattara's army work to oust Laurent Gbagbo. Many of the cities residents are trapped in their homes, in fear of the fighting, without access to basic goods. EPA/JANE HAHN
Photograph made avaiable 08 April 2011 shows Ivorian women wave at an armoured United Nations vehicle as they walk in seacrh of water in central Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 07 April 2011. Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1,000 troops left in Abidjan according to French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet. The battle for Abidjan has now been raging for a week with the city's several million people struggling for basic goods, food and water. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows Ivorians carrying looted goods walking down a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 05 April 2011. Violence continues in Ivory Coast's commercial capital as the UN, French forces and Alassane Ouattara's army work to oust Laurent Gbagbo. Many of the cities residents are trapped in their homes, in fear of the fighting, without access to basic goods. EPA/JANE HAHN
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows a looted and burned home furnishing store in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 04 April 2011. Violence continues in Ivory Coast's commercial capital as the UN, French forces and Alassane Ouattara's army work to oust Laurent Gbagbo. Many of the cities residents are trapped in their homes, in fear of the fighting, without access to basic goods. EPA/JANE HAHN
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows Ivorian men carrying looted goods walk down a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 05 April 2011. Violence continues in Ivory Coast's commercial capital as the UN, French forces and Alassane Ouattara's army work to oust Laurent Gbagbo. Many of the cities residents are trapped in their homes, in fear of the fighting, without access to basic goods. EPA/JANE HAHN
A photograph made available 08 April 2011 shows destroyed cars used as a road block in Koumassi, a neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 04 April 2011. Violence continues in Ivory Coast's commercial capital as the UN, French forces and Alassane Ouattara's army work to oust Laurent Gbagbo. Many of the cities residents are trapped in their homes, in fear of the fighting, without access to basic goods. EPA/JANE HAHN
