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Civil Administration Reform – 2011

The November runoff elections brought forth a full-fledged armed conflict when Mr. Gbagbo refused to relinquish power after Alassane Ouattara was declared winner of the presidential elections. Rebels captured Mr. Gbagbo on 11 April. After his arrest, it was determined that the restoration of state administration and unification of the country should be easier.¹ Indeed, some noticeable progress was made in terms of redeploying administrative and custom personnel throughout the country. On 28 September, the government also adopted a decree to reform the administrative and territorial organization of the country, increasing the number of districts and regions in the country.² This decree marked substantial progress in terms of the implementation of the civil administration reform provisions in the 2007 accord that asked for the restoration of administration, unification of the country, and delivery of public services.

1. “Twenty-eighth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2011/387), June 24, 2011.
2. “Twenty-ninth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2011/807), December 30, 2011.