African Union says lifts Ivory Coast sanctions

The African Union removed sanctions on Thursday against Ivory Coast, after President Alassane Ouattara took control following the removal of former leader Laurent Gbagbo. "President Ouattara is assuming power so we have lifted the sanctions," Joseph Nsengimana, Rwanda's AU ambassador and current chair of the bloc's Peace and Security Council, told journalists after they met. Source: Reuters < Prev   Next >