A map of Ivory Coast locating clashes in various areas. West African leaders have gathered for a two-day summit that will include talks on Ivory Coast three months after they threatened to use force in the crisis and under pressure to take action. Image from France 24UN Official: Ivory Coast Death Toll Up to 462 -- Voice of America
A U.N. official in Ivory Coast says forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo are "indiscriminately" shelling areas seen as backing Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara.
Human rights official Guillaume Ngefa told a news conference Thursday that the shelling and other attacks have killed at least 50 people in the last week, including five children, and wounded dozens more.
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More News On The Violence In The Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast violence 'kills 52 in one week' -- AFP
African leaders mull Ivory Coast crisis -- France24/AFP
W. Africa bloc asks UN to oust Ivory Coast leader -- Yahoo News/AP
Ivory Coast: Ecowas wants more UN action on Gbagbo -- BBC
ECOWAS calls for strict UN sanctions on Ivory Coast -- Reuters
African Leaders To Ask UN For Serious Help In Ivory Coast -- NPR
West Africa Heads to Seek United Nations Ivory Coast Mandate, Reuters Says -- Bloomberg
UN should do more to stop I.Coast violence-France -- Reuters
West African leaders slam Gbagbo's 'violent rhetoric' -- AFP
African Union chair says Ivory Coast close to civil war -- Reuters
Deteriorating Situation in Cote d'Ivoire: A threat to regional stability -- U.S. Africa Command
Thousands flee fighting in Ivory Coast -- IOL News
Ivory Coast refugees flee to Liberia -- Global Post
Ivory Coast risks becoming 'forgotten humanitarian disaster' -- The Telegraph
No easy solutions to Ivory Coast crisis -- Robyn Curnow, CNN
Ivory Coast wonders: Where's our UN intervention? -- Christian Science Monitor
The threat to Africa’s fledgling democracy -- Kofi Annan, Financial Times
Will the world prevent Ivory Coast war? -- Andrew Harding, BBC
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