Cote d'Ivoire:  Call for a Halt to Violence Against Civilians

allAfrica, 2 April 2011

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… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Caritas Condemns Massacre

Caritas, 3 April 2011

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

Cote d'Ivoire:   'If You're Out on the Streets, You're a Target'

MSF, 2 April 2011

Henry Gray is a field coordinator with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He gave this report by phone while in lock-down… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:  Red Cross Says 800 Killed in Duekoue

allAfrica, 2 April 2011

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says at least 800 people were killed in the western town of Duekoue earlier this week in what appeared to be inter-ethnic… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Rights Group Urges Ouattara to Control Troops

HRW, 2 April 2011

Alassane Ouattara should take concrete measures to ensure that troops under his command fighting in Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, do not commit reprisals or… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Ouattara Troops Accused of Rights Violations

UN News, 1 April 2011

The United Nations human rights office today urged forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognized president of Côte d’Ivoire, to show restraint… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Fierce Fighting in Abidjan

RFI, 1 April 2011

Abidjan was the scene of intense battles Friday, as troops loyal to Laurent Gbagbo try to stop Côte d'Ivoire's main city falling to the soldiers of Alassane Ouattara,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Endgames, Uncertainty and Reprisals

UNIRIN, 31 March 2011

As pro-Alassane Ouattara forces moved into Abidjan on 31 March and rumours flew about the fall of Laurent Gbagbo, residents who have lived through unprecedented violence in recent… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Warning of 'Human Rights Catastrophe'

AI London, 31 March 2011

Côte d’Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:  Ouattara Forces Besiege Gbagbo's Palace

allAfrica, 1 April 2011

Military forces loyal to the internationally recognized Ivorian president, Allasane Ouattara, were laying siege to the presidential palace in Abidjan on Friday, news agencies… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:  Pro-Ouattara Fighters Seize Capital

allAfrica, 30 March 2011

Fighters loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's internationally-recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, have seized control of the nation's capital, Yamoussoukro, representing a key victory in… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Togo and Ghana Receiving More Ivorian Refugees as Crisis Spreads

UNHCR, 30 March 2011

The Ivorian refugee crisis is spreading further across West Africa, with Ghana and Togo receiving a growing number of new arrivals. While the southern city of Abidjan has been… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:  Chaos in Abidjan, Fighting Near Gbagbo's Residence

allAfrica, 31 March 2011

Looting broke out in various parts of Abidjan late Thursday as chaos spread with the arrival of forces backing internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara while the… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   Ouattara's Forces Threaten Abidjan

RFI, 31 March 2011

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara on Thursday have taken control of Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa-exporting port, San Pedro, and threatened to seize control of main city, Abidjan,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire:   U.S. and UN Call For Gbagbo to Step Down

IPS, 31 March 2011

As forces loyal to Ivorian President-elect Alassane Ouattara closed in on Abidjan Thursday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon… Read more »