the Ivory Coast Gbagbo will not step down , his foreign minister says . The official dismisses as unlikely a threat by African leaders to use force against Gbagbo . On Thursday , that group said it may have `` no alternative '' but to use `` legitimate force '' The international community has called Laurent Gbagbo illegitimate and accused his forces of abuses .
The Ivory Coast 's Laurent Gbagbo will not step down , his foreign minister says . The official dismisses as unlikely a threat by West African leaders to use force against Gbagbo . On Friday , that group said it may have `` no alternative '' but to use `` legitimate force '' The international community has called Gbagbo illegitimate and accused his forces of abuses .