SA backs all regional moves to resolve the Ivorian crisis, including the AU’s recognition of Alassane Ouattara as the winner of elections, it says.

Thabo Mbeki says only talks between Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara can end their political deadlock.

The UN has ordered more troops to Côte d’Ivoire as African leaders admitted they had failed to get Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power.

African army chiefs met on Tuesday to finalise plans for possible intervention to remove Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency.

Africa’s mediator in Côte d’Ivoire’s leadership crisis flew to Abidjan on Monday, armed with a new offer to get Laurent Gbagbo to step down.

Parts of Abidjan were under a curfew imposed by Côte d’Ivoire strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday.

Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s party on Tuesday rejected an offer from the man deemed to have beaten him to the presidency.

Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s stand-off with the world intensified on Friday after Britain and Canada rejected his expulsion of their envoys.

The United Nations has demanded a halt to the "atrocities" triggered by Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis that have left 173 dead.

Defiant Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo dug in his heels on Tuesday under a barrage of international criticism.

International pressure was mounting on Friday on Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo after his forces launched a deadly crackdown.

Troops loyal to isolated Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo sealed off roads to the hotel that houses Alassane Ouattara’s rival government on Monday.

Laurent Gbagbo wants to "sit down and talk" with his internationally backed rival for power in Côte d’Ivoire , reports say.

International mediators have urged a peaceful end to a political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire amid the threat of unrest.

Opposition parties have criticised the government for not recognising Alassane Ouattara’s victory in elections in Côte d’Ivoire last week.

Côte d’Ivoire was in turmoil on Monday as rivals challenging Laurent Gbagbo’s claim to the presidency declared they had formed a government.

Fears of fresh violence overshadowed results trickling in on Tuesday from Côte d’Ivoire’s landmark presidential election.

Côte d’Ivoire will hold the second round of its long-delayed presidential election on November 28, a week later than previously announced.

Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was ahead in an election, the electoral commission said on Thursday, but he will face a run-off vote.

Côte d’Ivoire’s election commission and the main political parties gathered in results from across the country on Monday.