We find it a mystery that Solenta claims Abidjan to be safe again. Management has not been able to provide us with anything on paper that says Abidjan is stable and safe to operate in again. In fact, the DHL contract in West Africa consists of a pair of B727's operated by a Spanish company and 4 ATRs operated by Solenta Aviation. The 727's are crewed by Spanish and German pilots and they have flat out refused to go back to Abidjan. On the contrary to what Solenta is saying, the Spanish and Germnan embassies in Abidjan has told their citizens that the place is still unstable, volatile, and unsafe and advises them not to return. Solenta on the other hand says that that the South African embassy claims it safe to return again. Funny though, the South African Forreign Affairs office has recommended that South Africans only return in the most extreme required cases. Other than that, they still advise the guys to remain clear until after the presedential elections. Even the US Department of State has a Travel Advisory on Abidjan that is current.