The response of Laurent Gbagbo to electoral defeat was predictable. Indeed, the only surprising aspect of the elections in Ivory Coast was that he failed to manipulate the polls sufficiently to ensure victory.

Three presidents from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in Ivory Coast Monday to reiterate the regional bloc’s demand that embattled President Laurent Gbagbo leave power and give way to his rival Alassane Ouattara.

The Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo said Tuesday night that he would accept a “commission of investigation” from overseas to examine the results of the presidential election last month, which the United Nations and foreign powers say he lost to...

The UN Security Council has urged all parties in Ivory Coast to recognise opposition leader Alassane Ouattara as president and extended the mandate of the peacekeeping force for six months.