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International Criminal Court Seeking Arrest Warrant for Gadhafi
CNN reported that the International Criminal Court will seek arrest warrants for three Libyans, including Moammar Gadhafi. The court’s Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampois expected to announce the warrants on Monday…
174 Ivory Coast Residents Killed by Militia
According to the Ivory Coast Defense Ministry, at least 174 Ivory Coast residents were killed along the western coast by militias and Liberian mercenaries. The government of new President Alassane…
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 Agrees to Allow Humanitarian Groups Access to Tripoli, Misrata
The U.N. announced on Monday that the government of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya as agreed to allow the U.N. humanitarian access to Tripoli and the rebel city of Misrata. U.N….
Ivory Coast Gbagbo Captured by French
Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo was captured by French forces and handed over to the rebels on Monday. A Gbagbo adviser in France said that French tanks forced their way…
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…
North and South Sudanese Forces Move to Abyei
The impending civil war in Sudan became closer to a reality last week. Both North Sudan and South Sudan have deployed forces with heavy weapons to the disputed region of…
1,000 Dead in Ivory Coast Violence
In the Western nation of Africa—the Ivory Coast—violence increased over the past week. The nation has been on the brink of a civil war since the disputed November 28th elections. …
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…
Republican Leadership Surprised by Tea Party
The Republican leadership in Washington received a cold, hard dose of reality this past week as the staunch conservatives and Tea Party members newly elected to Congress failed to follow…
