Thousands of young men enlisted this week to fight for the incumbent president of Côte d’Ivoire, stoking fears of imminent civil war.
Access to healthcare in Côte d’Ivoire has been hit hard by post-election violence, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) reported on Friday.
West African leaders met in a summit on Wednesday under pressure to take action over Côte d’Ivoire.
Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s government on Tuesday blasted international media for false reporting, warning them not to aid "terrorists".
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire was criticised by rival camps on Tuesday.
Supporters of rival Alassane Ouattara and human rights campaigners claim Laurent Gbagbo should be charged with war crimes.
Thousands of youth supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo answered a call to join the army on Monday.
Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo said he was open to talks with his rival Alassane Ouattara as violence escalated.
Abobo in Abidjan has become a place of terror. It typifies the slow-motion implosion of a country into a failed state, writes <em>David Smith</em>.
Heavy fighting broke out in Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday hours after Alassane Ouattara offered rival Laurent Gbagbo a chance to quit power.
SA backs all regional moves to resolve the Ivorian crisis, including the AU’s recognition of Alassane Ouattara as the winner of elections, it says.
There is little risk the political crisis in North Africa could spread to sub-Sahara Africa, but escalating oil and food prices are the main worry.
Ivorian gunmen fighting to depose Laurent Gbagbo after he refused to concede an election were advancing across Abidjan on Monday.
At the top of a tarred road in this tense Abidjan district, forces loyal to internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara man a roadblock.
Is Côte d’Ivoire a victim of a racist global conspiracy led by France and the UN to oust Laurent Gbagbo and plunder the country’s resources?
Abobo, usually one of the most populated suburbs of Abidjan, has become a place of terror, bloodshed and desperation.
Côte d’Ivoire presidential claimant Allasane Ouattara rejected on Friday an African Union call to share power with defeated president Laurent Gbagbo.
Cocoa beans are piling in east Côte d’Ivoire because of an embargo, while plummeting farmgate prices has pushed planters to abandon farms.
South Africa has done an about-turn on the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, endorsing Alassane Ouattara as Ivorian president.
Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo will skip African Union-hosted talks with his rival for the presidency, his party said on Tuesday.
Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Monday ordered his government to take control over the country’s key cocoa sector.
The government of Alassane Ouattara said on Monday rebels allied with their leader had seized a nearly 50km corridor along Côte d’Ivoire’s border.
Eight newspapers that closed last week citing threats linked to the dispute over the Côte d’Ivoire presidency were back on the news stands on Monday.
Fighters allied with Côte d’Ivoire’s globally recognised president seized a western town held by his rival Laurent Gbagbo.
UN peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire will be reinforced by 2 000 soldiers and have received two combat helicopters to face worsening violence.
Officials fear Robert Mugabe is secretly sending arms to Ivorian election loser Laurent Gbabgo for use against civilians.
President Jacob Zuma arrived in Mauritania on Friday on a working visit to continue discussions for the resolution of Côte d’Ivoire crisis.
Ivorian security forces shot dead seven women protesters on Thursday and the UN said at least 365 people had died in post-poll violence.
Weapons inspectors were shot at by troops in Côte d’Ivoire while investigating claims that the president has broken arms embargo.
The United Nations is investigating suspected arms transfers from Zimbabwe to Côte d’Ivoire’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.
The United Nations said armed men blocked about 60 families without food or water from leaving a church in Abidjan on Tuesday.
Confusion surrounded UN charges on Monday that Belarus had broken an arms embargo against Côte d’Ivoire by delivering helicopters to Laurent Gbagbo.