Ivory Coast: Who can make Gbagbo quit?

It seems common place in Africa of late; an old man fighting to cling on to power and Laurent Gbagbo, the self-imposed president of Côte d’Ivoire is no exception. In November Gbagbo refused to accept the outcome of the presidential elections, which saw Alassane Ouattara get the majority vote to become the true, democratically elected [...]

Written on March 4, 2011 | Posted in Analysis,Latest News

Somalia: Rebels kill two peackeepers

Two Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union’s peacekeeping force in Somalia (AMISOM) died in fighting with rebels for control of north Mogadishu last week, an AMISOM spokesman said Saturday 5th June. At least 11 people died when the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels and government forces shelled each other’s positions in the north of [...]

Written on June 10, 2010 | Posted in Regional Groupings