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(CNN) -- Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated Saturday as president of troubled Ivory Coast in a ceremony that marked a symbolic end to months of political turmoil. In his speech, Ouattara recognized the 20 heads of state who were present at the ceremony in the capital, Yamoussoukro, mentioning...

-- Ivory Coast's president-elect is willing to add supporters of self-proclaimed president Laurent Gbagbo to his cabinet, provided the defiant incumbent steps down, the West African nation's ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba said President-elect Alassane...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/01/03/bpr.ivory.coast.agnero.cnn - The self-proclaimed president of Ivory Coast has agreed to remove a military blockade around his winning rival's headquarters, an envoy mediating the standoff said Wednesday. The move by Laurent Gbagbo comes after talks...

Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday guard an Abidjan hotel serving as headquarters for internationally-recognized Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. A new year opened with intransigence in a divided Ivory Coast, as two political rivals ignored threats and deadlines Saturday for one...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/31/mabuse.ivory.coast.crisis.cnn Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- A three-man West African delegation won't return to Ivory Coast until Monday, when it will ask self-declared President Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish his post or face a military ouster, a...

West African leaders warned they may use "legitimate force" to defuse an escalating crisis in Ivory Coast sparked by incumbent President Gbagbo's refusal to cede power. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/24/sweeney.menage.gbagbo.cnn At an emergency meeting Friday, West African...

Supporter of Alassane Ouattara stand next to the bodies of two men reportedly killed by Ivorian police and army forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo on December 16. The tensions that have swept Ivory Coast show no signs of abating as incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo ordered U.N. peacekeeping...

Armed members of the New Forces (FN) adopt combat positions near the hotel that houses the rival government declared by Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Monday. Government troops backing Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo clashed with ex-rebels supporting the internationally recognized...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/11/bpr.gbeho.ivory.coast.elex.cnn Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, whose claim to office is in dispute following last month's national election, on Saturday accused Western officials of destabilizing his government by lobbying military leaders and...

The head of a West African group of nations rejects the idea of power-sharing talks in the aftermath of the disputed Ivory Coast election, its president said Saturday. James Victor Gbeho, president of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, told CNN it intends to...