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/ 21 December 2010
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was named African Footballer of the Year a record fourth time at the annual Confederation of African Football awards.
The EU decided to slap visa bans on 19 Ivorians, including incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo and his powerful wife, Simone.
Tension mounted between Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo and the international community on Monday as the UN complained of rights abuses.
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/ 20 December 2010
Ivorian after troops loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo sealed off the routes around a hotel housing his foe, Alassane Ouattara.
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/ 19 December 2010
Côte d’Ivoire’s leader Laurent Gbagbo ordered the UN and French troops to leave the country but UN chief Ban Ki-moon is refusing to budge.
Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo ordered UN and French peacekeepers out of the country on Saturday, accusing them of backing rebel fighters.
International pressure was mounting on Friday on Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo after his forces launched a deadly attack on Ouattara supporters.
International pressure was mounting on Friday on Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo after his forces launched a deadly crackdown.
Allies of presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara have urged Ivorians to join a new march through Abidjan to seize the state broadcaster’s building.
Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis took a disturbing turn after Laurent Gbagbo accused foreign envoys of seeking to turn the military against him.
Troops loyal to isolated Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo sealed off roads to the hotel that houses Alassane Ouattara’s rival government on Monday.
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/ 13 December 2010
The EU said it is ready to slap "restrictive measures" against Côte d’Ivoire where Gbagbo is refusing to recognise his rival’s victory.
The African Union does not favour sanctions for now over a disputed presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire and will instead stick to quiet diplomacy.
Laurent Gbagbo wants to "sit down and talk" with his internationally backed rival for power in Côte d’Ivoire , reports say.
Laurent Gbagbo face growing isolation and pressure to quit power in Côte d’Ivoire with world powers freezing him out and his rivals seeking the army.
Ivorian leader told Mbeki that Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election had been rigged and that the outcome could not be trusted.
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/ 9 December 2010
A senior American diplomat has called on Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo to "do the mature, statesmanlike thing" and accept electoral defeat.
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday backed Alassane Ouattara as the winner of Côte d’Ivoire’s disputed November 28 presidential election.
Regional bodies, businesses and locals grappled with the political crisis enveloping Côte d’Ivoire with defeated Laurent Gbagbo refusing to step down.
Former president Thabo Mbeki will on Tuesday hand a preliminary report on his emergency mission to Côte d’Ivoire to the chairman of the African Union
International mediators have urged a peaceful end to a political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire amid the threat of unrest.
Opposition parties have criticised the government for not recognising Alassane Ouattara’s victory in elections in Côte d’Ivoire last week.
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/ 6 December 2010
There is no logic behind rewarding the violence of losers, writes <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
Côte d’Ivoire was in turmoil on Monday as rivals challenging Laurent Gbagbo’s claim to the presidency declared they had formed a government.
Both of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential candidates said they had taken the oath of office, leading to Thabo Mbeki’s arrival as mediator.
Former president thabo Mbeki has been requested by the African Union to help resolve the Côte d’Ivoire presidential dispute.
Côte d’Ivoire was in lockdown on Friday with ports, borders, and airports sealed as President Laurent Gbagbo’s allies rejected election results.
Fears of fresh violence overshadowed results trickling in on Tuesday from Côte d’Ivoire’s landmark presidential election.
Côte d’Ivoire will hold the second round of its long-delayed presidential election on November 28, a week later than previously announced.
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/ 8 November 2010
Opposition leaders in Côte d’Ivoire closed ranks on Sunday behind the remaining challenger to President Laurent Gbagbo in the presidential race
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was ahead in an election, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but he will face a run-off vote.
A second-round run-off looms in the Côte d’Ivoire presidential elections after incumbent Laurent Gbagbo took a narrow lead over his chief rival.