Point 1: Ivory Coast does have offshore oil and gas fields all in the development stage.

Point 2: The UN led by the French are present and have been for some time. They just recently had their mandate extended to ensure a "peaceful" hand-over to the incumbent President who won the election, unfortunately the sitting President did not recognise the result.

Point 3: UN "Peacekeeping" Forces do just that, they are not there to "sort out" problems, they are not there to fight or protect (By their own rules and constraints, they are so lightly equipped they can just barely protect themselves.