Dear Abdoulie, Thanks for wishing us well during these uncertain times. It is indeed unfortunate that the jewel of West Africa continues to experience political instability making Cote d'Ivoire a less attractive business address. There appears to be a stalmate between the military Ruling Council and the young Corporal Kone and his officers. As it usually the case in situations like this, the list of grievences change with time. The muniteers, according to Corporal Kone, are demanding not only money, but decent accomodation and more importantly, they are fighting against continued "injustice". "Injustice" in this context refers to regional, tribal and enthnic desparities which t he Guei Government promised to address during the transition period. The situation, however, continues to be fluid as at 19:30 GMT. As I said earlier, the Gambian community, Bank staff and our families are indoors and in constant touch with Bank security. The lucky ones are out on vacation. Sidi Sanneh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------