The Ivorian Civil War was a civil war in Cote d’Ivoire that began on September 19, 2002. Although most of the fighting ended by late 2004, the country remains split in two with a rebel-held north and a government-held south.
French troops were brought into Cote d’Ivoire to help resolve the situation. Hostility increased and raids on foreign troops and civilians increased. As of 2006, the region is tense, and many have said that the United Nations and the French military have failed to calm the civil war. The United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire began after the civil war calmed down, but the peace keepers have faced a complicated situation and are outnumbered by civilians and rebels. A peace agreement to end the conflict was signed in March 2007, which could lead to the holding of elections and the reunification of the country. (taken from Wikipedia)
Thank you for the prayers you have offered up to God on our behalf during these four years of civil war.
As soon as we were appointed in September 2002 as representatives of the Church of God to the Ivory Coast, a fierce civil war with xenophobic feelings broke out here. We held on, trusting God to take us through, and He did.
Now, spending nights on the tarmac as a result of being caught up by curfews and roadblocks, lying low to avoid stray bullets, checks, relocations, and filth, we are now into our prayer meetings again. The fear of death, the burden of housing the displaced and abandoned, the buffer zone and others may soon be things of the past as peace is gradually gaining ground in the territory.
We believe this came about as a result of your prayers for us and for the Ivory Coast.
Ben Tito Dordzro
Representative to Ivory Coast
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