The UN Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of a peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast until January.
The country's fragile peace process was dented by an attack on Prime Minister Guillaume Soro last month that raised tensions as authorities prepare for elections early in 2008.
Mr Soro, leader of the New Forces rebels, was made prime minister in April under a deal to reunite the West African country, split in two since the rebels seized its northern half during the brief civil war that ended in 2003.
The Security Council resolution adopted by a 15-0 vote extended the mandate of UN forces and French forces until January 15th "in order to support the organization in Cote d'Ivoire of free, open, fair and transparent elections".
The former French colony's peace process was revived in March, when Mr Soro and former rival president Laurent Gbagbo pledged to reunite the country and hold elections.
Arch-enemies since the war ended, the pair became allies in the home-grown peace plan that replaced a litany of failed foreign-imposed deals.