ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast on Saturday arrested a militia leader accused of participating in one of the worst massacres committed during the West African nation's post-election violence in 2011, a military official and witness said. Full story
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's former first lady, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, was rushed to hospital on Thursday with an unspecified ailment, her lawyer and an official from her political party said. Full story
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council should consider deploying surveillance drones in Ivory Coast to aid the world body's peacekeeping mission in the west African country, Ivory Coast's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, echoing a recommendation by the U.N. chief. Full story
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Soldiers in Ivory Coast killed three gunmen, part of a group that raided a village near the border with Liberia early on Saturday, senior army officials said. Full story
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in western Ivory Coast during clashes between the army and fighters believed to belong to a militia once allied with the president, an army report said on Thursday. Full story
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A relaxed-looking former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appeared in the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to hear whether accusations of crimes against humanity against him are strong enough for a full trial. Full story
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman talks during a news conference with Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the presidential palace in Abidjan March 15, 2013. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Simone, wife of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, is seen at Hotel Golf in Abidjan, after she was arrested with her husband, April 11, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer
Women dance to the rhythm of Balafons during a celabration in Adjame April 25, 2013. The Balafon is one of the oldest instruments played by Griots, who are West African musicians and storytellers who perform at weddings and other ceremonies. The Balafon comprises of a series of wooden bars, or keys,
A son of Diabate Kalifa, a Balafon manufacturer, plays a Balafon at his father's workshop in Abobo April 23, 2013. The Balafon is one of the oldest instruments played by Griots, who are West African musicians and storytellers who perform at weddings and other ceremonies. The Balafon comprises of a s
Diabate Kalifa, a Balafon manufacturer, beats a wooden bar of a Balafon as he tunes it at his workshop in Abobo April 23, 2013. The Balafon is one of the oldest instruments played by Griots, who are West African musicians and storytellers who perform at weddings and other ceremonies. The Balafon com
A grandson of Diabate Kalifa, a Balafon manufacturer, plays a Balafon while another grandson looks on, at their grandfather's workshop in Abobo April 22, 2013. The Balafon is one of the oldest instruments played by Griots, who are West African musicians and storytellers who perform at weddings and o
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