The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on June 30, 2017, 11:47:47 pm
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The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast was ending Friday, 13 years after it intervened to implement a peace agreement as the West African economic powerhouse was split in two by civil war.
While many praise the mission's success in stabilizing the country after years of conflict and post-electoral violence, others point to a recent series of army mutinies as a sign that peace remains tentative.
"The departure of UNOCI shows the remarkable progress that has been accomplished in Ivory Coast on the path to peace, lasting stability and economic prosperity," said Aichatou Mindaoudou, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for the country.
More: http://www.france24.com/en/20170630-united-nations-ends-peacekeeping-mission-ivory-coast-civil-war