20110409
reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Residents of Abidjan headed out of Ivory Coast's main city by foot or ramshackle bus on Saturday, seeking safety, medicine or simply something to eat.

20110408
reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - U.N. workers in Ivory Coast have found the bodies of more than 100 victims of brutal killings, a discovery that threatened to undermine presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara as he seeks to take control of the country.

20110407
Reuters
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - French forces hit military vehicles belonging to troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo during a helicopter-borne mission that rescued Japan's ambassador to the West African country on Thursday.

20110407
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - French helicopters attacked and destroyed two pickup trucks of armed assailants who tried to break into the French ambassador's residence in Ivory Coast, French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said on Thursday.

20110407
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - French and United Nations forces aboard a helicopter rescued Japan's ambassador to Ivory Coast on Thursday after soldiers loyal to presidential incumbent Laurent Gbagbo broke into his residence, Japan's foreign ministry was quoted as saying.

20110407
presstv
Fighting has erupted between French forces and supporters of the Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo as clashes between rival Ivorian sides continue.

20110405
IRIN

Dakar — The news of a ceasefire in Côte d’Ivoire comes as a relief to Abiba, but her concern remains how to find infant formula for her four-week-old twins; she is not eating and drinking enough to produce breast milk, and shops have been closed for days amid fierce fighting in the main city, Abidjan.

20110405
rfi

Two generals close to Laurent Gbagbo were Tuesday holding talks to work out the conditions under which he could surrender, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said. UN officials confirm that Gbagbo is ready to throw in the towel.

20110406
reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - The only thing left to discuss with Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo is his departure, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Wednesday.

20110406
reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The United Nations and France say Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo is on the point of ceding power to his presidential rival, whose forces are reported to have driven him into a bunker under his presidential residence.

20110404
allafrica

United Nations helicopter gunships on Monday fired on two military camps, the presidential palace and the home of outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo in Cote d'Ivoire's main city Abidjan, news reports said.

20110404
IPS

Butuo — The yard at Peter Saye's is full: of kids, of cooking pots, of chickens, goats, and piles of belongings. Women carry firewood and stir coals, plait hair and snap at the children scampering around in the dust. There are nearly 100 refugees sheltering here from the violence across the border in Côte d'Ivoire.

20110404
reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Forces backing Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara began a fresh assault to remove Laurent Gbagbo from his last stronghold in Abidjan on Monday.

20110403
rfi

Abidjan — French peacekeepers have taken control of the airport at Côte d'Ivoire's main city Abidjan as supporters of the country's rival presidents continue to fight for control of the city. Chief of staff spokesman Colonel Thierry Burkhard says the move is to ensure the safety of French nationals and foreigners who want to leave the country.

20110403
reuters

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Soldiers backing Alassane Ouattara met stiff resistance from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's fighters in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan on Saturday as the two sides fought for control of the West African country.

20110402
Caritas (Vatican City State)

Caritas teams visiting Duekoué in Cote D'Ivoire are reporting a thousand people have been killed there or 'disappeared'.

20110402
all africa

As fighting in Cote d'Ivoire's main city, Abidjan, entered its third day on Saturday, France and internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara called on fighters to halt violence against civilians, the news agency Agence France-Presse reported.

20110402
reuters

NORTHERN OUTSKIRT OF ABIDJAN (Reuters) - From a half-built motorway toll station a 20-minute drive from Abidjan, several hundred troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara prepare for what their commander tells them will be the "final assault" to unseat his rival Laurent Gbagbo.

20110402
presstv
Heavy fighting is taking place in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan as fighters supporting president-elect Alassane Ouattara battle for control of the presidential palace.

20110402
Reuters
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Soldiers backing Alassane Ouattara met stiff resistance from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo's fighters in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan on Saturday as the two sides fought for control of the West African country.