Ivory Coast–Liberia relations

Ivory Coast–Liberia relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Ivory Coast and Liberia. The length of the state border between the two countries is 778 km.

History

In 1972, the first joint commission for the development of interaction and cooperation between the two countries was established. The political crisis in Ivory Coast following the presidential election of 28 November 2010 led to more than 140,000 people fleeing to Liberia. The refugees settled in the border region and did not support either the elected president, Alassane Ouattara, or his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo. Although the political crisis in Ivory Coast was resolved, the humanitarian crisis affecting both the refugees and the host countries persisted.

In June 2012, Liberia closed its border with Ivory Coast after seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed during the Ivorian civil conflict. In April 2015, Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara held talks in Guiglo, resulting in an agreement to expand areas of cooperation between the two countries. In 2019, 8,152 refugees from Ivory Coast were residing in Liberia.

See also

• Foreign relations of Ivory Coast
• Foreign relations of Liberia
• Ivory Coast–Liberia border

References

Liberia Category:Bilateral relations of Liberia