Côte d’Ivoire
10 January 2011
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo met with both Gbagbo and Ouattara in what he described as a “process of exploration,” as part of ECOWAS’s mediation efforts.
7 January 2011
Ghana’s President, John Atta Mills, indicated that his country will not contribute troops to a regional force to oust Gbagbo because Ghana’s military was overstretched and engaged in many peacekeeping operations around the world.
5 January 2011
UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, briefed the Council on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
5 January 2011
Gbagbo’s foreign minister Alcide Djedje told the press that the blockade of Ouattara’s temporary headquarters would not be lifted until New Forces soldiers loyal to Ouattara left the hotel.
4 January 2011
Ouattara told the press after meeting with ECOWAS mediators that Gbagbo had to leave office since the time for negotiations was over. Gbagbo’s Youth Minister Charles Blé Goudé stated in an interview with FRANCE 24 that dialogue was the only solution to the Ivorian crisis.
