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Ivory Coast jails ex-first lady for 20 years over poll violence

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for her role in a 2011 post-election crisis in which around 3,000 people were killed, her lawyer said. Gbagbo, who is also wanted by the Inter... More »

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Toure wins African Footballer of Year for third time

(Reuters) – Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure landed his third successive African Footballer of the Year award on Thursday to cap a memorable week. The Manchester City player edged out Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel and fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba to make it a hat-... More »

Central African Republic needs many more peacekeepers: E.U.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Central African Republic needs up to four times more peacekeepers than are now deployed to quell a worsening sectarian conflict and provide security for aid workers, the European Union’s top humanitarian official said. The country has desce... More »