More than a year-and-a-half after a failed coup attempt led to civil war in the Ivory Coast, a French-brokered coalition government has splintered, and French peace-keeping forces are badly faltering. Their former colony, the world's largest producer of cocoa, is still a bloody mess. Meanwhile the United Nations has fallen far short of providing the promised 6,000 troops to relieve the French. Oh, and the government has killed 120 members of the opposition (representing the Muslim north) for planning a rally.

The UN last week issued a report detailing the execution of the 120 in March , by government security forces and allied militias.

More on the roots and repercussions of the conflict in this BBC backgrounder.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at May 9, 2004 12:32 PM

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