Early action is the early deploymentofresources by public bodies to prevent problems occurring or getting worse, rather than spending money reactively, once those problems have occurred.
Rather, they must attack the root of the malaise, namely unemployment and inefficient use of capital, and better deploymentof human resources, technology and investment funds.
Mr Bamba said any adjustments to the size of the force would need to be offset "by the deploymentof qualitative resources, such as surveillance drones for the border zone between Ivory Coast and Liberia".