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UN urged to replace peacekeepers with drones in fragile Ivory Coast

Push for greater use of unmanned military aircraft after forces leave sub-Saharan Africa

The use of unmanned drones has proved controversial. Photo: AP

Peacekeepers in Ivory Coast could be replaced by drones in a further step towards greater use of the unmanned military aircraft in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ivory Coast, whose security situation is described as "fragile" after a decade of turmoil that culminated in a brief civil war in 2011, has asked the UN to consider deploying the unmanned aerial systems when its peacekeeping forces are reduced later this year.