The International Criminal Court has freed former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo. The decision comes more than two weeks after he was acquitted of involvement in ... Read more »

When the news of the acquittal of Lawrent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé of crimes against humanity broke, pro-Gbagbo strongholds in Abidjan and other regions erupted ... Read more »

The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court cited the prosecution's submission that Gbagbo might abscond from the court if freed. They scheduled a hearing on the appeal ... Read more »

By majority, the trial chamber rejected all reasons given by the prosecution in its appeal against the acquittal, and ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old Laurent ... Read more »

Former president Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé have been acquited of all charges of crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Côte d'Ivoire in 2010 ... Read more »

African football legend Didier Drogba has retired from the game. Sport 24 reports that the 40-year-old scored 164 go Read more »

On World Children's Day celebrated annually on November 20, UNICEF appointed its new advocates to help raise awareness of children's rights and issues around the world. Find who ... Read more »

President Alassane Ouattara has announced the granting of amnesty to 800 prisoners, including former first lady Simone Gbagbo. She was handed a 20-year sentence for her role in the ... Read more »

Despite the dangers, many Africans risk their lives in search of greener pastures. Interviews with thousands of Africans confirm this basic news-media narrative, as well as the ... Read more »

For a long time, zoologists assumed that there were only two species of elephant: one Asian and one African. Then genetic analyses suggested that the African Elephant could be ... Read more »