The little town of Pogo, just a few kilometres from Ivory Coast's border with Mali, marks the last stopping point for travellers on their way north. Held since autumn 2002 by the New Forces - the ...

Ivory Coast has closed its border with Ghana after several people were killed in an attack on an army checkpoint. Ivorian Defence Minister Paul Koffi Koffi said "armed elements from Ghana" carried ...

Gbagbo's long shadow Ivory Coast was brought to the brink of civil war when ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power after losing a November 2010 election. The UN estimates at ...