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11/08/2004:

"Mbeki called on to resolve Ivorian crisis"

JOHANNESBURG, 8 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - South Africa's track record of peace-brokering initiatives in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi influenced the African Union (AU) in calling on President Thabo Mbeki to help resolve the current crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, a senior security analyst told IRIN.

"It is quite significant - the AU did not call on any ECOWAS [the 15-member Economic Community of West African States] member for help. They are clearly looking for an outside intervention," said Henry Boschof, a security expert at the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies.

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