Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo has defied a global avalanche of criticism, insisting he is the true president of his country.
Defiant Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo dug in his heels on Tuesday under a barrage of international criticism.
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/ 21 December 2010
The United Nations Security Council extended its peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
International mediators have urged a peaceful end to a political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire amid the threat of unrest.
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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.
Airport sources said Thabo Mbeki arrived on Sunday in Abidjan on an emergency mission to mediate after Côte d’Ivoire’s disputed presidential election.
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.
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was ahead in an election, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but he will face a run-off vote.
EU observers raise concerns over ballot counting in Côte d’Ivoire, saying monitors are being barred from vote counting centres.