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Ivory Coast

Cardboard Hearts Full of West African Chocolate and Western Guilt

Kelsey Timmerman | Posted 04.16.2013 | Impact
Kelsey Timmerman

If we really want to end child labor and slavery in the West African cocoa industry, paying farmers half of a penny more per bar would go a long way in doing that.

Mali: The Case for US Action

John Tirman | Posted 03.26.2013 | World
John Tirman

The disfavor for intervention among American politicians and the public is understandable and a good restraint. But occasionally making a stand against atrocity and extremism, particularly when it's in danger of spreading, is a worthy goal for a great power. Mali just might be the place.

HORROR: 60 Crushed To Death In New Year's Eve Stampede

Reuters | Posted 03.03.2013 | World

(Corrects date of previous stampede in final paragraph) * Witnesses say police triggered panic in crowd * President call...

The Dictator's Dead Pool for 2013: Will China's Investments Pay Off in Political Clout?

Philip N. Howard | Posted 03.02.2013 | World
Philip N. Howard

There are lots of reasons why China invests in authoritarian regimes. And if any of the world's toughest dictators passes away in 2013, we may be able to see how much China's financial investments pay off in political influence.

WATCH: African Soccer Match Turns Violent

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 12.14.2012 | Sports

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal fans turned violent during their team's loss at an African Cup of Nations qualifier Saturday, prompting riot police to...

'Green News Report' - September 25, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.25.2012 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

9 Women Sentenced Over Genital Mutilation

AP | Posted 07.20.2012 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- An Ivory Coast official says nine women have been sentenced to two years in prison each for involvement in female genital muti...

The Father's Day Card You Need to Sign

Peter Yeo | Posted 08.15.2012 | Parents
Peter Yeo

As I look at my two sons and count the innumerable blessings they have brought to my life, I cannot help but be reminded of these families who will not be together on Sunday.

Ivory Coast Coup Plot

AP | LAURA BURKE and GERMAIN NDRI | Posted 06.13.2012 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Authorities say they have foiled a coup plot led by military exiles loyal to the country's former president, airing a video th...

7 U.N. Peacekeepers Killed In Ivory Coast Ambush

AP | JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 08.09.2012 | World

MONROVIA, Liberia — Ivorian government forces vowed Saturday to hunt down those responsible for an ambush that killed at least seven U.N. peacek...

Chocolate Makers Fear Cocoa Shortage

Reuters | Posted 07.29.2012 | Home

* Liffe July trades at premium to future-dated contracts * Exporters cautious on sales contracts for early 2012/13 season ...

What We Can Learn From Africa's Response to Mali

Richard Attias | Posted 06.12.2012 | World
Richard Attias

Leadership is back in Africa. Perhaps for the first time in the continent's history, an official body, the economic community of west African states has succeeded in ending a coup in a nearby nation. That's something to celebrate.

Possible Mass Graves In Ivory Coast

AP | By LAURA BURKE | Posted 03.14.2012 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Investigators with the International Criminal Court may have found mass graves in a western Ivory Coast town, a court official...

The Dark Side of Côte d'Ivoire's Recovery

Matt Wells | Posted 04.01.2012 | World
Matt Wells

It is high time for Côte d'Ivoire's international partners to show that in addition to standing with the Ouattara government, they stand with all the Ivorian crisis' victims.

Andrea Stone

Mitt Romney Pushed For Amnesty In A Special Circumstance, As Newt Gingrich Advocates Doing

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney worked with the state's Democratic leaders to temporarily stop the deportation of an African immigrant who w...

Despite Rights Abuses, Clinton Praises African Government

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 03.18.2012 | World

LOME, Togo — After venturing to reclusive Myanmar, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed democratic reforms Tuesday in another place...

The Libya Trial -- Victor's Justice at the ICC?

Seth Engel | Posted 03.13.2012 | World
Seth Engel

There are certain crimes -- be they war crimes or crimes against humanity -- that are illegal, no matter what your position in society or in which nation you reside.

Laurent Gbagbo Charged With Crimes Against Humanity

AP | MIKE CORDER and LAURA BURKE | Posted 01.29.2012 | World

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court Wednesday to fac...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Ivory Coast's Former President

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 01.29.2012 | World

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A plane believed to be carrying former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo landed early Wednesday in the Netherlands a...

Fake Journalist Found Guilty Of Rape

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 01.07.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — An Ivory Coast native accused of holding himself out as a seasoned and suave French-language TV journalist to smooth-talk women was c...

Rights Group: 13 Military Leaders Commited War Crimes In Ivory Coast

AP | By LAURA BURKE | Posted 12.05.2011 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- An international rights group says in a Thursday report that 13 military leaders from both sides of Ivory Coast's political di...

Côte d'Ivoire: ICC Judges OK Investigation

Human Rights Watch | Posted 12.03.2011 | World
Human Rights Watch

(Brussels) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) judges took a major step to ensure justice for victims in Côte d’Ivoire by autho...

PHOTOS: Nearly Everything Exhibited At The Ivory Coast's National Museum Stolen

AP | By LAURA BURKE | Posted 11.23.2011 | Travel

Laura Burke, Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Looters stormed Ivory Coast's national museum during the country's bloody political crisis ea...

Armed Men From Liberia Kill 15 In Nightly Raid In Ivory Coast

AP | By LAURA BURKE | Posted 11.17.2011 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Armed men from Liberia have killed at least 15 people in attacks on villages along the border over the last two days, Ivory Co...

Hundred Reports Of Grave Human Rights Violations In Ivory Coast

AP | LAURA BURKE | Posted 10.12.2011 | World

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The United Nations says 26 people were killed in the last month in Ivory Coast and that residents blame most of the killi...