Côte d’Ivoire
18 March 2011
The Gbagbo camp appealed for an inter-Ivorian dialogue and called for an end to the violence. However, Gbagbo’s minister for youth, Charles Blé Goudé (who has been on the Council’s sanctions list since 2006), subsequently called on young Ivorians to enlist in the army en masse “to free Côte d’Ivoire from bandits.”
17 March 2011
Mortars were fired by forces loyal to Gbagbo into a market area in the Abobo district of Abidjan, resulting in the killing of more than 25 civilians and more than 40 wounded. The UN Secretary-General condemned the attack and urged the Council “to take further measures with regard to the Ivorian individuals who are instigating, orchestrating and committing the violence.”
11 March 2011
The Council issued a press statement welcoming the AU PSC decision and anticipated the appointment of the High Representative for the implemenatation of the AU’s overall political solution to the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
