Pro-democracy uprising probably spreading across West Africa
By Jibril Ture Just as lawmakers in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were poised to vote on Thursday, October 30th on a plan put forth by the government …
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Cote d’Ivoire’s new president Alassane Ouattara vows to heal a shattered nation
Newly inaugurated as president of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, who was a victim of a poisonous law that barred him from power — and indeed from home for years — vows … Read More