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Ivory Coast Aims to Forge Unity with new Truth Commission

Ivory Coast has sworn in its new truth commission aimed at forging unity after the violence that followed 2010's disputed elections.

Ivory Coast Aims to Forge Unity with new Truth Commission

Ivory Coast: Fight Continues as Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender

Ivory Coast: Fight Continues as Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender

Gbagbo preparing to step down

Gbagbo preparing to step down

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Negotiating his Surrender

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Negotiating his Surrender

Battle for Abidjan

Battle for Abidjan

Ivory Coast incumbent may be losing grip on power

Forces loyal to the internationally recognized president of Ivory Coast have now entered the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's John James in Ivory Coast about the latest developments there.

Ivory Coast incumbent may be losing grip on power
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Rebel Forces Siege Ivory Coast Capital

Ivory Coast is one step closer to civil war after troops loyal to Alassane Ouattara dismissed Laurent Gbagbo's offer of a ceasefire and seized the political capital of Yamoussoukro. The BBC's John James reports from Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.

Rebel Forces Siege Ivory Coast Capital
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Post-election fighting escalates in Ivory Coast

The United Nation says dozens of people in Ivory Coast have died in heavy fighting during the last 24 hours. Now there's fear the country could slide back into civil war. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's John James.

Post-election fighting escalates in Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast political standoff continues

The African Union is intervening in the disputed presidential election in Ivory Coast. Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to stand aside for the man the UN says won the poll. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC's John James in Abidjan.

Ivory Coast political standoff continues
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Won't Cede Power, Mediators Step In

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Won't Cede Power, Mediators Step In
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Offered Amnesty for Stepping Down

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Offered Amnesty for Stepping Down
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Officials Urge Incumbent Ivory Coast President to Step Down

Officials Urge Incumbent Ivory Coast President to Step Down
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African leaders warn Ivory Coast's incumbent president

Ivory Coast was once an economic hub of west Africa. Then, a civil war split Ivory Coast. The country, reunited in 2007,is threatening to descend into chaos again. The reason is last month's disputed election. The BBC's John James has more from Abidjan.

African leaders warn Ivory Coast's incumbent president
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Ivory Coast president refuses to step down

Pressure is mounting on the president of Ivory Coast after last month's election. Laurent Gbagbo clearly lost and the UN demands he step down. There has been violence. The BBC's John James is in Abidjan, the main city in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast president refuses to step down
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Ivory Coast in turmoil

The United Nations says Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast lost his country's presidential vote in November but he and his supporters have refused to accept that result. The BBC's John James is in the city of Abijan.

Ivory Coast in turmoil