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2010–2011 Ivorian crisis: Gunmen shoot four people dead at a roadblock run by supporters of disputed Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo.
2011-03-15

The African Union sets up a panel of heads of state to help solve the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
2011-01-29

Ghana says a threat of force by the Economic Community of West African States to remove Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo would "not bring about peace" in the country.
2011-01-7

Mass graves are discovered in Côte d'Ivoire amid other political violence as United Nations peacekeepers come under increased tension in the country when allies of Alassane Ouattara call for a forceful removal of Laurent Gbagbo.
2011-01-1

Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo refuses to step down after a meeting with other African leaders.
2010-12-29

The United Nations rejects a demand by incumbent Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo to remove its peacekeepers from the country.
2010-12-19

The African Union suspends Côte d'Ivoire following the disputed presidential election.
2010-12-9

A swearing-in ceremony for Laurent Gbagbo takes place in Côte d'Ivoire, although world leaders and the election commission back Alassane Ouattara as winner of the presidential election.
2010-12-4

The trial of London-based multi-national oil trading firm Trafigura for illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ivory Coast in 2006 begins in Amsterdam.
2010-06-1

The Côte d'Ivoire government is dissolved with President Laurent Gbagbo saying on state television that the peace process has broken down.
2010-02-13