Laurent Gbagbo, Former Ivory Coast Leader, Acquitted of Crimes Against Humanity

Mr. Gbagbo is the first former head of state to be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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Teaching Children Regardless of Grade

Educators in a remote valley in India devised a community approach to instructing students when teachers were sparse. It's catching on.
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African Officials Respond to France?s Restitution Report

Government officials from Senegal and the Ivory Coast ask for African treasures to be returned.
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A Taste of Ivory Coast in Brooklyn

Cheick Cisse, the owner of New Ivoire in Harlem, opened Paradis des Gouts hoping to share the food of his childhood with those outside his immigrant community.
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Semenya wins Prefontaine 800 in world's best time this year

South Africa's Caster Semenya won 800 meters at the Prefontaine Classic while controversy swirls about a rule that could limit her from competing at the distance
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UN adopts measure linking conflict to hunger and starvation

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution that for the first time recognizes the link between conflict and hunger and condemns the use of starvation as a method of warfare.
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Semenya wins 1500 in Diamond League opener in Doha

Caster Semenya's quest for a title double in the Diamond League starts well when she wins the 1,500 meters in a South African record time in Doha
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