Côte d’Ivoire
24 January 2011
The US said it supported Ouatarra’s call for a ban on Ivorian cocoa exports.
23 January 2011
Ouatarra called for a month-long international ban on cocoa exports from Côte d’Ivoire, as a further measure to increase pressure on Gbagbo.
22 January 2011
The member states of the Central Bank of West Africa, forced the resignation of the head of the bank, who was seen as a key ally of Gbagbo and had ensured the latter’s cash supply, despite a previous decision by the Bank to cut off access by Gbagbo to Côte d’Ivoire’s funds and recognise Ouatarra as the legitimate president. The leaders subsequently requested that Ouatarra name a new governor of the bank.
21 January 2011
Gbagbo’s adminstration announced that it had cancelled the accreditation of Frances’s ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, following an earlier notification from Paris indicating that France had accredited Ali Coulibaly, Ouattara’s choice as Côte d’Ivoire’s envoy to France.
