The Ivory Coast's primary airport, located in the city of Abidjan, was taken over by French forces along with the United Nations to allow planes to land and foreigners to evacuate, in response to fighting between rival presidents. Two hundred civilian employees were also forced to evacuate The United Nation's headquarters after it underwent an attack. Fighting between presidents Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo's troops continued on Sunday, after Gbagbo and his troops refused to acknowledge the results of the election, and therefore, leave office - since November, more than 1,300 people have died due to postelection violence.
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Kaley Callaghan
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