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The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa
With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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Keep Calm
West African bloc prepares to send troops into Mali and Guinea-Bissau
Two separate military coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau threaten the stability of the region. But will an intervention by ECOWAS actually resolve these conflicts or just complicate them?
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Africa Monitor
Cote d'Ivoire's commitment to democratic principles questioned
Residents of areas hit hardest by the 2010 post-election violence are demanding redress and accountability. President Ouattara must commit to justice and reconciliation, writes a guest blogger.
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African presidents forced to turn back from occupied Mali runway
The presidents of Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, Niger and Burkina Faso were due to arrive in Mali on Thursday to press for the departure of the junior officers that grabbed power in a coup last week.
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The International Criminal Court's docket in Africa
With the confirmation of charges against four senior Kenyan leaders, there are now seven different countries where the International Criminal Court has filed charges of crimes against humanity. All of those cases emanate from Africa.
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Global News Blog
Good Reads: Was 2011 a banner year for human rights?
From the downfall of North African regimes to the humanitarian interventions in Ivory Coast and Libya, 2011 appears to have been the year when citizens and leaders took a stand on human rights.
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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo extradited to Hague (VIDEO)
Human rights activists say the extradition of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is a big step for ending a decade of bloodshed and impunity, but peace will only be sustained if justice is even-handed.
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Africa Monitor
Is Ivory Coast really a great model for international intervention?
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara spoke about his country's violent electoral stalemate Tuesday at a meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
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How to make peace last in Ivory Coast
Though the violent Ivory Coast standoff between former president Laurent Gbagbo and President Alassane Ouattara is over, the country’s troubles aren't. Ivorians must now redefine the way they relate to each other. Eight towns provide real models for grassroots reconciliation.
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Africa Monitor
West Africa Rising: Ivory Coast recovering from season of violence
Alassane Ouattara was sworn in as the country's president and cocoa exports critical to the nation's economy have resumed. But the damage from the recent power struggle that claimed 3,000 lives still lingers.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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Africa Monitor
Cleaner election boost's Nigeria legitimacy – and regional clout
Nigeria recently took a major stand in the conflict in Ivory Coast. The recent presidential election has given Nigeria far more credibility as a leader in West Africa.
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Ivory Coast, Libya highlight growing rift between Africa and the West
Many African leaders share China's viewpoint that national sovereignty is more important than human rights and democracy.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/13
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Africa Monitor
EU and France to inject $840 million to jumpstart Ivory Coast economy
Most of the aid – $540 million – will come from France, the former colonial power in Ivory Coast, 'to finance emergency spending on the population.'
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Editorial Board Blog
What the world can do now for Ivory Coast and Ouattara
The French military helped Ouattara finally remove the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, from his dwindling power. Now the UN, France, and the African Union can help the elected president heal his country's democracy and restore the economy.
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Alassane Ouattara begins difficult task of reuniting, rebuilding Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast's new president, must tread carefully as he works to disarm militias, defuse long-simmering hatreds.
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Editor's Blog
Ivory Coast: Ending "big man" rule
The international community's ouster of Laurent Gbagbo is important for humanitarian reasons, stability in West Africa, and to enforce the rule of law on a continent long plagued by the "big man" mentality.
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Why Ivory Coast's economic comeback could be brisk
Three economists interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor forecast Ivory Coast's annual economic growth to accelerate to an impressive 6 to 7 percent toward the end of 2011.
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo arrested, ending months-long standoff
Forces loyal to president-elect Ouattara stormed former president Gbagbo's bunker Monday and arrested him, ending the political standoff but not necessarily the violence between their supporters.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/10
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Africa Monitor
War in western Ivory Coast could outlast presidential battle in Abidjan
Forces loyal to both sides in Ivory Coast's presidential dispute recently attacked civilians in ethnically motivated killings in the country's west, according to a report by Human Rights Watch in New York.
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