USA demands Gbagbo step down immediately: Clinton.

Agence France-PresseWASHINGTON, 3 APRIL: The USA today called on Ivory Coast strongman Mr Laurent Gbagbo to step down immediately, saying he was pushing the West African nation into lawlessness. The USA calls on former President Laurent Gbagbo to step down immediately, Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Clinton said in a statement. Gbagbo is pushing Cote d'Ivoire into lawlessness, she said. The path forward is clear. He must leave now so the conflict may end. The appeal came as heavy artillery fire and explosions shook central Abidjan yesterday on the third day of a fierce battle for the city. So far, Mr Gbagbo has been brushing off calls by world leaders to step down amid an offensive by …