Protests also come from South Africa and other countries.
According to the statement, the UN also plans to withdraw its offer to coordinate the activities of international observers, but plans to maintain the regular activities of UN agencies and programmes in the country. European countries are the main donors of C te d'Ivoire. OAU Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim announced the decision at a news conference in Addis Ababa that Annan also attended. The RDR also withdrew from the election. The official death toll up to Tuesday was 13 while the RDR spoke of 30 dead.