Ivory Coast Opens War Crimes Trial Against Ex-Leader's Wife

Ivory Coast's highest court begins trial of former first lady Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity and war crimes
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UN Lifts Last Sanctions on Liberia in Sign of Support

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to lift the last remaining sanctions on Liberia in a sign of support for the government's progress toward peace after two civil wars.
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Lawyer: European Human Rights Court to Hear Amanda Knox Case

The Italian defense lawyer for Amanda Knox says the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the U.S. woman's case challenging her slander conviction during the trial for her British roommate's murder
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Infantino Says 'Crisis Is Over' as FIFA Gets 1st Female No 2

FIFA's corruption crisis was declared over by President Gianni Infantino on Friday as the scandal-battered governing body broke new ground by appointing a Senegalese United Nations official as its first female and first non-European secretary general
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Congo Buries Its King of Rumba, World Music Star Papa Wemba

Thousands of Congolese have attended the funeral of Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba
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Senegal, US Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

The United States and Senegal say they have signed an agreement formalizing and clarifying access through the West African country for U.S. deployment to help combat humanitarian or security crises in the region
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