Cote d'Ivoire: West African Bloc Force Bank Governor to Resign

23 January 2011

The Ivorian governor of the multi-billion dollar West Africa Francophone bank and a crony of the embattled Laurent Gbagbo, has been forced to resign his post.

A statement issued in Dakar on Saturday evening by the Banque Central des Etats d'Afrique de l'Ouest or Bceao, said Philippe-Henry Dacoury-Tabley's resignation resulted from pressure from the region's leaders.

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