Ivory Coast coup strikes chord in Jamaica

By Bryan Schwartzman

Sitting inside his Afrikan Bookstreet store on Jamaica Avenue, Djaze Serikpa, 42, holds the shortwave radio close, trying to monitor the latest on the situation back in his home country of Ivory Coast.

The world was stunned when the small West African republic, often viewed as a pillar of stability and democracy on the African continent, was taken over by the military in a swift and unexpected coup two weeks ago.

Many nations have condemned the military