UN investigators in Côte d’Ivoire have determined there were at least 68 bodies in a mass grave discovered on a soccer field in Abidjan.
Strong leadership is needed to harness Africa’s economic growth to benefit its people, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court plans to ask judges to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Côte d’Ivoire.
In developing United Nations Security Council resolutions for Libya and Côte d’Ivoire this year, council members appeared unanimous in their concern.
Ivorian authorities have launched a criminal probe against former president Laurent Gbagbo and his entourage, a government spokesperson has said.
The fate of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo will be an indicator of how calls for reconciliation play out in the West African nation.
Fresh fighting and splits in the coalition that brought Alassane Ouattara to power could derail Côte d’Ivoire’s recovery.
Gunfire erupted in Abidjan on Wednesday as Côte d’Ivoire’s new government forces tried to dislodge militia loyal to deposed president Laurent Gbagbo.
A warlord who began the battle to wrest Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital from soldiers says a lack of military coordination cost too many lives.
Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara moved to bolster his authority in the deeply divided country on Monday.
After months of bloodshed Côte d’Ivoire’s recovery gained pace on Friday as Ouattara’s regime restarted schooling, cocoa exports and its newspaper.
Officially, French troops in Côte d’Ivoire are described by their government as “impartial forces”. This is somewhat disingenuous.
While a call goes out for all fighters to lay down their arms and the UN flies in aid, analysts warn that peace will be difficult to secure.
Talk of "Ouattara’s forces" having overthrown Gbagbo is misleading and hides a far more complex situation, writes <b>Richard Moncrieff</b>.
President Ouattara stamped his new authority on Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, as troops formerly loyal to his ousted rival pledged him their allegiance.
Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has promised to quickly restore security and prosperity to a nation broken by civil war.
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has been placed under house arrest, while the of sound weapons rocked Abidjan once more on Tuesday.
Gunshots and pillaging marred the first day of the Ouatarra era in Côte d’Ivoire’s main city, where residents cowered in fear after Gbagbo’s collapse.
Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara called for peace after his rival was arrested on Monday.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo appeared on state TV to call for an end to fighting after he was captured by French forces and his presidential rival’s troops.
UN and French helicopters attacked forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo, damaging the presidential residence in Abidjan.
UN and French helicopters attacked forces loyal to incumbent Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo late into Sunday night.
Forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s elected president killed hundreds of civilians and raped his rival’s supporters, Human Rights Watch said.
Forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo stepped up a counter-attack on presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara on Saturday.
UN says killings it is investigating in the west of Côte d’Ivoire appear to have been at least partly ethnically motivated.
Laurent Gbagbo will not step down despite being besieged and trapped in a bunker under his Abidjan residence, one of his advisors said on Friday.
Enough was enough. The UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire had been taking a hammering in recent days.
Côte d’Ivoire presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has called for an end to sanctions and sought to return the war-torn country to normal.
Ivorian leader and former president Laurent Gbagbo wanted to use the South African embassy in Abidjan as a possible venue to negotiate his exit.
The Republican Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, are in the final stages of a violent showdown in the capital, Abidjan.
More gunfire shook Côte d’Ivoire’s main city on Thursday but Laurent Gbagbo remained holed up in his bunker, protected by about 200 men.
French forces hit vehicles belonging to troops loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo during a mission that rescued Japan’s ambassador on Thursday.