Meant to tackle international crimes, the court has only convicted three individuals in 20 years

Laurent Gbagbo will ask the International Criminal Court to acquit him of crimes against humanity and free him after seven years in detention

Last week Côte d’Ivoire’s Supreme Court overturned an earlier acquittal granted to Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity

Simone Gbagbo was found guilty of "undermining state security" during post-election violence after her husband and his supporters rejected results.

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.

Forces backing Alassane Ouattara captured key cities on Wednesday and warned rival Laurent Gbagbo they would march on his stronghold.

Laurent Gbagbo’s government said it was expelling the British and Canadian envoys from Côte d’Ivoire, as countries stopped accepting his ambassadors.

The EU decided to slap visa bans on 19 Ivorians, including incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo and his powerful wife, Simone.