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Ivory Coast's old foes 'rearming'

Source: BBC
Abidjan : Ivory Coast | 29 days ago  
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  • Sanctions imposed in 2005 included an arms embargo and an embargo on rough diamonds -- so-called "blood diamonds"
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A UN report accuses both the rebel-held north and the government-controlled south of stocking up on weapons, a month before a presidential election. It also says neighbouring Burkina Faso is systematically transferring weapons and ammunition to the rebels.
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  • News Source: BBC | 28 days ago
    A UN report accuses both the rebel-held north and the government-controlled south of stocking up on weapons, a month before a presidential election. It also says neighbouring Burkina Faso is systematically transferring weapons and ammunition to the...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | 28 days ago
    The West African nation was split into a rebel-controlled north and government-controlled south after an attempted coup sparked civil war in 2002...Security Council circulated Tuesday, the experts recommended that Burkina Faso investigate the...
  • News Source: Reuters | 29 days ago
    A U.N. panel of experts has demanded that Burkina Faso investigate weapons transfers to the rebel-controlled northern part of the neighboring West African state of Ivory Coast. In a report to the U.N. Security Council obtained by Reuters on Tuesday,...
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    Former foes from Ivory Coast's 2002 civil war are rearming in defiance of an arms embargo, UN experts say. A UN report accuses both the rebel-held north and the government-controlled south of stocking up on weapons, a month before a ...
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    The experts also called on Guinea to ensure that Ivorian diamonds don't infiltrate their own production, and they urged Liberia to investigate Liberian companies suspected of violating the embargo. ...
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    10/28/2009 6:10:20 AM. Striking images from around the world. Ivory Coast's old foes 'rearming'. 10/28/2009 6:48:26 AM. Rebels and government forces are rearming in Ivory Coast despite an arms embargo, a UN panel of experts says. ...
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