"The U.N. mission in the Ivory Coast, known by its French acronym UNOCI, has tried desperately to keep a lid on the violence. Put in place to monitor the 2005 ceasefire following the country's last civil war"

FYI it was put in place in 2004 and the cease-fire was from 2003.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Operation_in_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire

I belive the solution can be education for all african countries. Once people educated enough they learn and stop the violance. There is one word at african literature acunn may kill the elephant. It means wisdom and education the biggest power.

Friend of mine lives there and i called him he said the trouble seems spread other areas potentianlly other countries as well.

Whether Ouattara can govern effectively and eliminate or reduce the corruption that has infected the government of this poor nation remains to be seen. He has a great deal to do just to restore 'normalcy', and many obstacles to it. There are enormous economic and social barriers ahead. The nation is a basket-case now.

Ouattara's support is barely 50% of the populace. If he cannot, the hopes of those who fought so long for his presidency will not be realized, and there will be more trouble for the citizens of Cote de Ivoire.

Is it just me or do the photos show the man about to cry. Tough to read the captions when he was repeatedly called a "strongman".

Correction; At Photo 6; The "bunker" was not biult during the colonial days..It was biult by the first "independent" era president foisted on Ivory Coast by france, Felix Boigny. The tunnel from the bunker to the french embassy was constructed to help Boigny run away to the embassy if officers angry at his subservient role to the french decided to organize a coup and strike the presidential mansion. Gbagbo was the one who closed the tunnel and stoped the "underground communications" between the french and the presidential mansion. One of his unforgivable mistakes, if i may add.

Constitutional council president Paul Yao N’dre says the council endorses the African Union decision to settle the crisis and therefore proclaims Alassane Ouattara President of the Republic of Ivory Coast. N’dre helped set off this political crisis five months ago by annulling as fraudulent nearly ten percent of all ballots cast to announce Gbagbo’s re-election. third eye The United Nations certified electoral commission results that showed Ouattara won the vote by eight percent. N’dre says the council overturned its previous ruling because Ivory Coast is a member of the African Union and recognizes “international norms and standards accepted by competent national organs” as more authoritative than internal decisions.

The despots enjoyed good wine and many animalistic behaviors and became so drunk that they did not notice a huge wave from the four winds that hit the boat and drowned them all. The former captives rejoiced and danced till the end of days". Since then, Africa's face has changed a little bit: now the number of ousted African tyrants is 4, being Gbagbo the most humiliated of all. However, stavkove kancelarie there is still a long way to go. Africa is still the home for 40+ dictators and dictocrats who have fraudulently manipulated their countries' constitutions and muzzled their parliaments and justice systems in order to stay indefinitely on power.Whether Ouattara can govern effectively and eliminate or reduce the corruption that has infected the government of this poor nation remains to be seen. He has a great deal to do just to restore 'normalcy', and many obstacles to it. There are enormous economic and social barriers ahead. "The standoff in the Ivory Coast ended April 11 with President-elect Alassane Ouattara's troops arresting his opponent, incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, in his compound and carrying him to Ouattara's headquarters at the Golf Hotel tattoo designs.