Court to review detention of ex-Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo

International Criminal Court appeals judges have ordered a new review into whether former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo should be released from detention while his long-running trial continues
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3 soldiers killed in attacks on barracks in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's army chief says that disgruntled soldiers staged attacks at the army barracks in the country's northern town of Korhogo, killing at least three soldiers and wounding four
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In West Africa, cancer patients forced abroad for treatment

In West Africa, cancer patients forced abroad for treatment; Senegal's only machine breaks
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Drones, DJs and Kardashian advisers at Dakar Fashion Week

Drones, DJs and Kanye West advisers at Dakar Fashion Week: 'It was a young girl's dream'
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UN agrees to cut peacekeeping budget, a reduction US sought

The U.N. General Assembly has agreed to a significant cut in the budget for the United Nations' far-flung peacekeeping missions, a reduction the Trump administration fought hard to achieve though it wanted an even larger decrease
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FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is ...

FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is coming to an end Friday, June 30, 2017, 13 years after
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FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in ...

FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peaceke
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