The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Côte d’Ivoire.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo told his presidential rival on Saturday not to expect foreign troops to install him in power by force.
A spokesperson for Côte d’Ivoire presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara said that Ecowas must use military force soon to oust Laurent Gbagbo.
In a divided nation of 21-million, the UN has expressed alarm at human rights abuses and there are fears of a civil war
West African countries are holding off on threats to use force to push Laurent Gbagbo out of office but military chiefs are mapping out a strategy.
UN advisers expressed grave fears on Thursday about ethnic violence in Côte d’Ivoire after its disputed presidential election.
The United Nations accused incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo’s security forces of continuing to block access to mass graves on Thursday.
The ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally-backed president Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that the UN had to act to prevent "genocide".
Presidents who met Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday to deliver an ultimatum to step down or face force said more meetings were needed.
A trio of West African leaders tried on Tuesday to persuade Côte d’Ivoire’s strongman Laurent Gbagbo to stand down.
Fears of fighting in Côte d’Ivoire grew on Monday following a threat from West African neighbours to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.
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/ 26 December 2010
Three West African presidents will fly to Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday to tell incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit or face force.
West African heads of state threatened on Friday to use force to oust incumbent Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo unless he cedes power.
West African leaders decided to meet for emergency talks on the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire as strongman Laurent Gbagbo resists calls to step aside.
The United Nations has demanded a halt to the "atrocities" triggered by Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis that have left 173 dead.
The UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire confirmed international peacekeepers met heavily-armed fighters who spoke English and said they were Liberian.
United Nations human rights officials said on Thursday that at least 173 people have been killed in Côte d’Ivoire in the past week.
The international community may bolster the UN force in Côte d’Ivoire to head off any potential challenge by supporters of Laurent Gbagbo.
France asked its citizens to leave Côte d’Ivoire and the World Bank froze funding to the country on Wednesday, as a power struggle deepened.
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.
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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.