Publication

This report will first provide a historical perspective as to how the Defense and Security Forces in Côte d’Ivoire were at the root of the 2002 crisis, and how successive peace accords failed to plant the seeds of a necessary, broader approach to security sector reform (SSR). The second part of this report will analyze the latest crisis including the role played by uniformed force, and the episode’s long-term implications. Finally, the report makes recommendations on how the political way forward will need to pave the way for comprehensive SSR, and how the international community could best support an Ivoirian led process.