NEW : The United Nations votes to send 2,000 more troops was unanimous . Meanwhile , the African Union on Wednesday blamed Ivory Coast 's self-declared president , Laurent Gbagbo , for the failure of talks so far to resolve the crisis in the cocoa-producing West African nation . ` November : The self - declared president reneged on a promise to end a blockade of his rival . Sources say Alassane Ouattara won the presidential election in November . Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo decided to step down .
NEW : The United Nations votes to send 2,000 more troops was unanimous . November : The self - declared president reneged on a promise to end a blockade of his rival . Sources say Alassane Ouattara won the presidential election in November . Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo decided to step down .