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Final battle rages in Côte d’Ivoire
ABIDJAN

Final battle rages in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo is negotiating his surrender, a diplomat said on Tuesday after UN and French forces bombarded military sites.

  • Rukmini Callimachi
  • Marco Chown Oved
6 min read
Pro-Gbagbo youth answer call to join Ivorian army
AFRICAN UNION

Côte d’Ivoire commandos claim they killed 27 police

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.

  • Marco Chown Oved
1 min read
ALASSANE OUATTARA

UN focuses on rights abuses in Côte d’Ivoire

The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Côte d’Ivoire.

  • Marco Chown Oved
5 min read
Forces obstruct UN’s Côte d’Ivoire mass grave probe
ABIDJAN

Forces obstruct UN’s Côte d’Ivoire mass grave probe

The United Nations accused incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo’s security forces of continuing to block access to mass graves on Thursday.

  • Marco Chown Oved
4 min read
Gbagbo expels UK
COTE D IVOIRE

Violence fears grow in Côte d’Ivoire as Gbagbo stays

Fears of fighting in Côte d’Ivoire grew on Monday following a threat from West African neighbours to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.

  • Marco Chown Oved
6 min read
Ouattara and Gbagbo go head-to-head with Mbeki as a buffer
ALASSANE OUATTARA

Ouattara and Gbagbo go head-to-head with Mbeki as a buffer

Both of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential candidates said they had taken the oath of office, leading to Thabo Mbeki’s arrival as mediator.

  • Marco Chown Oved
4 min read