Alpha Konare Quotations

We have never known an Ivory Coast hostile to foreigners. We refuse to accept that image. This is not the Ivory Coast that we know.

on the candidates to accept the results of the polls as a clear expression of the will of the people of Liberia.

The peoples of Africa have become fed up with wars and conflicts and, for this reason, the African Union is doing its best to resolve the conflicts in the continent.

Haiti is an African country outside of Africa. The AU wants to help create conditions in which a new government can be democratically elected in Haiti.

It is a matter of exerting the greatest possible pressure on the Sudanese parties to bring them to honor the commitment made and to negotiate with the necessary flexibility the lasting resolution of the conflict. In this regard it is important for the PSC to reaffirm clearly its determination to request the UN Security Council to impose the appropriate sanctions on any party impeding the search for peace.

I witnessed with my own eyes China's great achievements made in economic growth, and feel that China is quite capable to adjust to the development of international situation.

Without an African internal market, it is an illusion to believe that we can strive towards overseas markets.

We call on all Somalis to desist from violence and use legitimate ways of participating in the reconstruction of their country,

There are all sorts of long-term problems that need to be tackled,

through peaceful means and dialogue within the framework of the Constitution and the law of the country.

The situation in Ivory Coast over the past days has become alarming.

It's not security measures, it's not prisons in Madrid and walls in Africa that will solve the problem.

In the coming weeks and months, the Commission will do everything to improve the performance of AMIS and enhance its effectiveness on the basis of the recommendations made by the Assessment Mission and other missions.

I hope progress will be achieved in the fields of culture and education, particularly as this year has been dedicated for African languages.

This has the potential to escalate into a military confrontation, with far-reaching implications for the two countries and the region as a whole,