West African States to Remove Gbagbo as Bank Signatory
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West African states will meet on Jan. 22 to take further steps to prevent Ivory Coast’s incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, from accessing the country’s accounts at the region’s central bank.
Gbagbo will be removed as a signatory at the Central Bank of West African States, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, an African Union-appointed mediator, said in an e-mailed statement today.