Ivory Coast opposition refuses to recognise president

Ivory Coast’s opposition declared it will no longer recognise Laurent Gbagbo as president – a move likely to complicate his efforts to form a new government, after he dissolved the old one along with the West African country’s electoral commission.

The four-party opposition coalition RHDP urged supporters to mobilise against the governing party, setting the scene for a possible violent demonstration in a country once seen as Africa’s model of stability and economic prosperity.