Ivorian troops killed at least six protesters calling on Laurent Gbagbo to step down as leader on Monday as African presidents arrived in Abidjan.
African presidents tasked with resolving Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis began arriving in Abidjan on Monday to propose a solution.
President Jacob Zuma will join other African heads of state to help resolve the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire this weekend, the government has said.
Côte d’Ivoire’s incumbent leader filed a lawsuit on Monday against Ecowas for recognising his rival as the winner of the country’s elections.
International sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo are beginning to bite with ordinary Ivorians feeling the pinch.
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said South Africa remained a neutral mediator in Côte d’Ivoire’s political deadlock, the SABC reported.
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/ 1 February 2011
A high-level panel named by the African Union faces an uphill battle in agreeing a unified stand on Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis.
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/ 31 January 2011
Chocolate consumers in Europe have been warned that major cocoa companies are effectively providing Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire with money to buy weapons.
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/ 31 January 2011
It lies lost and buried beneath the ground. <b>Verashni Pillay</b> imagines what it may be used for.
The African Union said on Friday it would form a panel of heads of state to solve the leadership crisis in Côte d’Ivoire.
The battle for control of Côte d’Ivoire moved to Pretoria this week as lobbyists for the presidential rivals tried to swing the SA government.
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/ 27 January 2011
The prime minister in Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised government said on Wednesday that force was still the best option.
Armed forces in Côte d’Ivoire who back incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have conducted a campaign of violence that includes torture and rape.
The 53-nation African Union made another bid on Tuesday to end a dispute over the Côte d’Ivoire leadership.
Thabo Mbeki says only talks between Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara can end their political deadlock.
Nigeria called on the UN Security Council to authorise force in Côte d’Ivoire as West Africa seeks to further pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo.
West African presidents tightened the screws on Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo on Saturday, ridding him of an ally at the top of the central bank.
Time is running out for a peaceful settlement of Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis, Kenyan premier Raila Odinga said on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2011
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan held talks on Friday with the prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised government.
Tougher action, possibly including force, is the only way to make Côte d’Ivoire incumbent Laurent Gbagbo step down after mediation failed.
The United Nations warns that violence is spreading across Côte d’Ivoire, far from the city where the country’s political rivals are squaring off.
Laurent Gbagbo is the lawful president of Côte d’Ivoire, African Christian Democratic Party leader Kenneth Meshoe said on Thursday.
The UN has ordered more troops to Côte d’Ivoire as African leaders admitted they had failed to get Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.
Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo will no longer accept Raila Odinga as mediator in his election row with Alassane Ouattara because he is biased.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga ended an African Union mission to Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday, saying talks had failed to resolve a dispute.
West African nations want to resolve Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis peacefully, but a threat to use force remains valid if Laurent Gbagbo does not step down.
Laurent Gbagbo gave new assurances on Tuesday that he is open to talks over the Côte d’Ivoire presidency crisis.
African army chiefs met on Tuesday to finalise plans for possible intervention to remove Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency.
Africa’s mediator in Côte d’Ivoire’s leadership crisis flew to Abidjan on Monday, armed with a new offer to get Laurent Gbagbo to step down.
Supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised president called on Sunday for another general strike to get incumbent Gbagbo to stand down.
Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised leader Alassane Ouattara called on Friday for force to oust his strongman rival.
At least 247 people have been killed in violence in Côte d’Ivoire since its disputed presidential election in late November, the UN says.