Soldiers of rebel New Forces (FN) are pictured in a truck prior to a change of command ceremony of their chief Ousmane Cherif on May 26, 2009 in Bouake. Leaders of Ivory Coast’s formerly rebel New Forces (FN), who have controlled the north of the country since 2002, today relinquished power to prefects in a key step towards reunification. The official handover between Prefect of the Bouake region Konin Aka and former Commander of the Bouake zone Ousmane Cherif took place at a ceremony in Bouake, a rebel stronghold town in central Ivory Coast, where military power in rebel territory was also turned over to forces of a joint command. AFP PHOTO/ KAMBOU SIA