Côte d'Ivoire government blocks fuel tankers from northern town, UN mission says

The town of Bouna in northeastern Côte d'Ivoire lacks electricity and pumped water because Government forces have blocked the main road to the town for the past two weeks, the United Nations mission in the West African nation said today.

The Government forces, FANCI, were stationed at a town within the zone of confidence (ZOC) separating the Government-controlled south from the rebel-held north, the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said.

FANCI has continued to deny passage to fuel tankers heading to Bouna, the mission said.