PARIS (Reuters) - Newly inaugurated Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Friday his country needed…
Gbagbo party to shun Ivory Coast government until he’s freed
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's former ruling party acknowledged on Wednesday that President Alassane Ouattara…
G8 leaders gather in France, eyes on Arabs, IMF
DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight began gathering in France on…
Thousands flee Sudan’s Abyei as militias move south
KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people fled Sudan's contested Abyei region as northern…
UN proposes new peacekeeping force for south Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has proposed a new peacekeeping force of some…
Tunisians face more job losses as economy struggles
LA BAULE, France (Reuters) - Tunisia, touch-paper for unrest that swept the Arab world, will…
Nigeria prods Ban on Security Council seat
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to…
Botswana govt suspends wage talks
Gaborone - Botswana has suspended wage negotiations with striking public service workers, insisting that they…
Pirate payoff? Somali government impounds planes full of cash over money laundering fears
Somalia, Mogadishu - A Somali lawmaker says authorities have impounded two planes in the Somali…
Cote D’ivoire: Both Sides Responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity
Forces allied to both former Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo and incumbent Alassane Ouattara committed…