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Sudan Unable to Reach Agreement on Border Dispute
Disputes continue in Sudan as the north and south try to settle disagreements before the official secession of the south on July 9. Both sides lay claim to the Abyei…
Ivory Coast Strongman Questioned over the Weekend
The African nation of Ivory Coast has begun to question their former strongman for the first time since he was detained on April 11th. Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down…
US and Allies Seek Refuge for Gadhafi
President Obama and U.S. allies have begun to look for a refuge where Col. Moammar Gadhafi can go if he is forced out of Libya. The Obama administration has conducted…
Libyan Rebels Reject Peace Deal
Libyan rebels have rejected a peace deal brokered by the African Union because it does not require Muammar Gaddafi to immediately relinquish power. The rebels’ interim ruling council met an…
Ivory Coast Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender
Ivory Coast’s current leader Laurent Gbagbo and his forces apparently offered to surrender in a ploy to buy time. Last week, three of Gbagbo’s top generals negotiated with the United…
Oattara’s Supporters Surround President’s Bunker
The supporters of Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized president have surrounded a bunker that is housing current president Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo remains defiant and refuses to leave despite airstrikes hammering his…
Ivory Coast Rebels Take Capital
The rebels supporting Alassane Ouattara, President Laurent Gbagbo’s rival and internationally recognized winner of last year’s disputed elections, seized control of the nation’s administrative capital on Wednesday. This largely symbolic…
Soccer Star Drogba Pleads for Peace in Home, Ivory Coast
After Ivory Coast’s win against Benin last Sunday in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers, the Chelsea striker Didier Drogba urged his home country to end their war. For those…
Despite Independence, Southern Sudan Sees Increase in Violence
In the two months since voters in Southern Sudan overwhelmingly endorsed seceding from the country, there has been dangerous surges of violence. After a bloody civil war that lasted for…
