ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Teams of Red Cross workers shoveled charred corpses into bags in Ivory Coast’s main city Thursday while U.N. peacekeepers gathered weapons hidden in basements, throwing them into dump trucks for disposal. More than a week of … read more »

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s prime minister says the country’s captured strongman is “well” but would not say where he is. Guillaume Soro told French daily Le Parisien that President Alassane Ouattara is working to restore order after strongman … read more »

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – President Alassane Ouattara called on all fighters to put down their arms now that the longtime strongman has been captured after his refusal to cede power sparked violence leaving bodies piled at morgues. More than 1 … read more »