Côte d’Ivoire
31 October 2006
Presidential elections were called off.
17 October 2006
The AU Peace and Security Council extended President Gbagbo’s mandate by one year, during which time the roadmap should be fully implemented, and replaced President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa with the AU Chairman as mediator.
20 September 2006
A mini-summit took place in New York between the Secretary-General, regional leaders and Ivorian opposition leaders in order to evaluate ways to implement the roadmap. President Gbagbo boycotted the summit.
23 August 2006
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Côte d’Ivoire, Pierre Schori, said that it was no longer possible in practice to hold an election on 31 October.
4 August 2006
Because too few weapons were being surrendered, the disarmament process for pro-government militia groups in the west was suspended.
12 July 2006
The presidential party (FPI, Front populaire ivoirien) called for a boycott of the voter identification hearings which sparked bloody demonstrations by the Young Patriots (a militia close to President Gbagbo) who blockaded various cities to prevent the UN from proceeding with the identification process.
