Speaker, hon Meshoe will remember that the people of Cte d'Ivoire held elections. A dispute arose out of those elections, which resulted in the sitting president remaining in office while the UN, the Economic Community of West African States, Ecowas, and the AU confirmed that the leader of the opposition had actually won the elections.
So, there was a problem compounded by the fact that, besides the National Defence Force, there was also an armed force of 20 000 which was not integrated. When you have a conflict in a situation like that, it does result in the conflict escalating into loss of lives. That is why today, as we speak, the former president of Cte d'Ivoire is awaiting trial at the International Court for some of the excesses which happened at that time. Thank you.