The African Union has asked Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga to lead its efforts to resolve the political crisis in Ivory Coast. The African Union said Mr Odinga had been asked to follow through the crisis a month after the country's disputed polls. The Union and other international bodies say incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo is not the legitimate winner. Meanwhile, supporters of his rival, Alassane Ouattara, briefly took over the Ivory Coast Embassy in Paris. Mr Ouattara's victory in 28 November polls was overturned by the Constitutional Council, a body headed by a Gbagbo ally citing claims that results were rigged in the North. As pressure mounts on Mr Gbagbo to step aside, a delegation of heads of state from Benin, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde from the West African body Ecowas is planning to travel to the country today. The regional group has warned Mr Gbagbo of possible military intervention if he does not hand over to Mr Ouattara, who has been recognised internationally as the victor.