Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire's Alassane Ouattara has ordered the suspension of the country's cocoa and coffee exports.
It is believed the suspension is aimed at cutting resources to Laurent Gbagbo, who is refusing to step down as president, despite losing in the presidential elections.
Ouattara was backed as the election winner by the international community, including the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United States and France.
After the presidential run-off held on 28 November last year, Ouattara was declared winner by the electoral commission while the Constitutional Council, which has the final say on the results of the poll, said Gbagbo won the vote.
Gbagbo was sworn in as the new president by the Constitutional Council, and Ouattara also swore himself in as the president.
Gbagbo has refused to step down, and retains control of government buildings, state television and the security forces.
The AU mediator and Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, last week ended his mission to Cote d'Ivoire without making any breakthrough. Gbagbo has rejected Odinga as mediator, saying he is biased.
