Cote d'Ivoire: Parties sign electoral "good conduct" code

Ivory Coast's political parties signed an agreement on Thursday to shun violence, promote fair voting and respect the outcome of a presidential election scheduled for November 30 in the West African nation. Witnessed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the signing of the good conduct code was the latest step towards a national poll that is aimed at unifying the world's top cocoa producer after a 2002-2003 civil war that split the nation.