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International Court Reports Dijibouti to U.N.
The African nation of Djibouti was reported to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday by the International Criminal Court. Judges reported the nation for failing to arrest Sudanese President…
Ivory Coast New President to be Inaugurated in May
Ivory Coast’s new president Alassane Ouattara says he will be formally inaugurated May 21 in the country’s official capital, Yamoussoukro. Ouattara won the election last November over Ivory Coast strongman…
U.S. Ambassador Suggest that Libyan Troops are Given Viagra, Increase Sexual Assaults
The United States envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday during a closed-door meeting that Moammar Gadhafi’s troops in Libya increasingly have engaged in sexual violence,…
Gadhafi Compound Bombed by NATO
Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Azizya compound in Tripoli was bombed by NATO airstrikes on Monday morning for the second time since the bombing campaign began. Fighting also continued in Misrata over…
McCain in Benghazi
United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrived in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday. He praised the rebels that are fighting against longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi and called them…
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…
Obama Administration Considers Arming Libyan Rebels
The Obama administration has been deeply involved in a serious debate on whether to arm the rebels fighting again Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in Libya, according to senior officials. Some officials…
Obama Delivers a Speech to Explain Libyan Intervention
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the nation on Monday in order to clarify the military intervention in Libya and outline the United States’ plans for the North African nation that…
Newt Gingrich’s March Madness
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is looking increasingly like someone who is running for president. He spent the past week attacking President Barack Obama. He ridiculed the president…
