Commander of West African force in Côte d'Ivoire to lead UN mission there

Maj. Gen. Abdoulaye Fall of Senegal will be the Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the Security Council.

In an exchange of letters, the Council and Mr. Annan agreed on the appointment of General Fall, who is currently leading a force from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which will be folded into UNOCI when it deploys in early April.

Bangladesh, Benin, France, Ghana, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, Togo and Ukraine have agreed to provide military personnel to UNOCI, according to the Secretary-General's letter to the Council.