Folks, Ivoirian troops are out patrolling the centre of Abidjan since the early hours of the morning. Roads and the two bridges linking the city with the rest of the country have been closed. President Guie's residence surrounded by troops, according to official sources. Information reaching me is that they are unhappy with General Guei. Of particular concern to some of the soldiers is the electoral list for the upcoming referandum on the new Constitution. Their names have been excluded, meaning that they have been declared ineligible because of the new nationality criteria. Should this prove to be the case, then we are in for another unstable political environment. Bank staff in general and Gambian staff in particular are safe and are in doors as dictated by the circumstan ces. The picture will become clearer later in the day, we hope. As I keep saying, we cannot talk about growth and development without political stability and security. sidi sanneh NB:My e-mail address has changed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------