Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo is negotiating his surrender, a diplomat said on Tuesday after UN and French forces bombarded military sites.
A new Côte d’Ivoire militant group claims it killed 27 police and paramilitary forces loyal to the sitting president who refuses to cede power.
The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Côte d’Ivoire.
The United Nations accused incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo’s security forces of continuing to block access to mass graves on Thursday.
Fears of fighting in Côte d’Ivoire grew on Monday following a threat from West African neighbours to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.
Both of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential candidates said they had taken the oath of office, leading to Thabo Mbeki’s arrival as mediator.