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 '' She added that the actual numbers may be much higher because `` it has been impossible to investigate all the allegations of serious human rights violations , including reports of mass graves , due to restrictions on movement by U.N . The international community has called Laurent Gbagbo illegitimate and accused his forces of abuses .
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 .