UN: Ivory Coast stabilizing
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The UN Operation in Ivory Coast says the commercial capital of Abidjan and other major cities were calm Tuesday with life returning to normal.
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The United Nations called for calm in  Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday after gun battles  surrounding the announcement of a presidential election run-off  stoked fears of a violent political showdown.
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In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.
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The United Nations on Thursday urged  Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and his opponents to use  talks set for next week to untangle the political deadlock  which is obstructing elections in the war-divided country.
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The U.N. Security Council has  called an emergency session on the crisis in the Ivory Coast  for later on Saturday, the U.N. spokesman's office said.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said in comments broadcast Thursday that a U.N. arms embargo could help contain rebels fighting the government, but vowed to create a "real army" and rebuild his air force.
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Ivory Coast's leader vows not to block peace moves in the divided nation as the UN imposes an arms embargo.
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France will act "tirelessly" to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreigners in Ivory Coast, President Jacques Chirac said Friday.
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BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Ivory Coast rebels vowed on  Monday to repel army attacks robustly as the U.N. Security  Council was poised to slap an immediate arms embargo on all  sides of the conflict in the world's top cocoa producer.
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France and the United Nations began evacuating thousands of French and other expatriates Wednesday trapped at U.N. offices and a French military base amid days of anti-foreigner rampages in Ivory Coast's largest city, French and U.N. officials said.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said  in comments broadcast Thursday that a U.N. arms embargo could  help contain rebels fighting the government, but vowed to  create a "real army" and rebuild his air force.
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Joint patrols have begun in Ivory Coast&#39;s commercial centre, Abidjan, in an attempt to maintain law and order after three days of disturbances.
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned Monday that without the stabilizing presence of foreign peacekeepers, the Ivory Coast risked erupting into bloodshed akin to
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The president of Ivory Coast urges foreigners fleeing the violence in his country to stay.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The UN says it&#39;s starting to evacuate its staff from the west African nation of Ivory Coast, following four days of chaotic violence there.
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West African leaders meet in Ghana with instability in Ivory Coast high on their agenda.
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The decision last Monday by the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Ivory Coast -- with the possibility of further sanctions -- was necessary to slow the spiral toward chaos in