Ivory Coast's president, whose refusal to step down after losing an election has triggered bloody battles, is said to be cornered following a series of attacks by rebel forces. UN-certified results showed Laurent Gbagbo lost the poll on November 28, and the international community recognises Alassane Ouattara as the man who should be leading the country.
Supporters of both men have clashed in the months that followed, killing hundreds of people and reigniting the civil war of 2002-3.
Earlier this week, Mr Ouattara's forces advanced from several directions, taking the capital, Yamoussoukro, and the cocoa port of San Pedro with little resistance.
They are now in charge of an estimated 80% of the troubled West African country.
A spokesman for the Ouattara camp said his fighters had now attacked Mr Gbagbo's home in Abidjan and seized control of Ivory Coast's state television. Read More
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