At first the Ivorian government did not acknowledge that something was amiss, even though the rank smell was spreading through the streets of Abidjan.
Ban urged the Ivorian government to "identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable."
The public works programs undertaken by the Ivorian colonial government and the exploitation of natural resources required massive commitments of labor.
Amnesty International called on the Ivorian government to immediately transfer her to the custody of the court.
It was taken back by French troops and returned to the Ivorian government in the second half of November.
The airport was later refurbished by the Ivorian government and modernized with new modern facilities.
At the time he was working on a story about money laundering and illegal currency transfers allegedly involving the Ivorian government.
The Ivorian government claimed only to be providing humanitarian assistance to refugees from the conflict.
The Ivorian government has historically played an important and constructive role in Africa.
Trafigura called for their immediate release, but this did not occur until a settlement for the cleanup was paid to the Ivorian government.