Jean-Jacques Konadjé l COTE D’IVOIRE, THE PRICE OF POSITIVE PEACE  The German Government and the European Union should o Reorganise the financial and technical support provided to the Ivorian government, with a focus on financing certain essential activities to build positive peace in Côte d'Ivoire. This includes activi­ties related to national reconci­liation and security sector reform; o Support Ivorian civil society organi­sations working in the field of national reconciliation and gover­nance of the security sector through training and funding; o Favour investments in initiatives with direct impact on improved living conditions of Ivorians, and not only in flagship projects in Abidjan; o Back up Ivorians in the practical organisation of the forthcoming presidential elections, particularly in terms of expertise and by mobi­lising highly-involved observers from ECOWAS, the AU, the UN and other relevant institutions. 29