Abidjan — Cote d'Ivoire's nascent peace plan moved closer towards changing the situation on the ground on Wednesday as the government, rival armed groups and international peacekeepers agreed a schedule to dismantle the country's buffer zone.
The demilitarised buffer, established in 2002 by the UN Security Council which ordered French troops and UN peacekeepers to separate fighting Ivorian army loyalists and rebels, has remained unmoved despite several previous deals to end the standoff.
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