Côte d’Ivoire
31 January 2011
The AU announced that the AU Panel for the Ivorian crisis was composed of the Heads of State of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, South Africa and Tanzania, as well as the Chairperson of the AU Commission and the President of the ECOWAS Commission.
29 January 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the decision by the AU PSC to set up a high-level panel to find a political resolution to the crisis, but voiced concerns about the obstructions to and misrepresentations about the work of the UN in that country. Ban highlighted “five principles” that should guide the UN and the AU’s efforts, including that of the High-Level Panel.
28 January 2011
The AU PSC appointed a High Level Panel for the resolution of the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, “in conditions that preserve democracy and peace”, and requested to submit its findings within a month’s period.
26 January 2011
A delegation of West African leaders met with US officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Ivorian crisis.
