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I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
by  AFP

Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, hinting that his political ambitions remained undimmed. Ble Goude is the last major pro-Gbagbo figure from the post-electoral crisis to return to Ivory Coast.

90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian 'genocide'
90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian 'genocide'
by  AFP

Ninety years ago, millions perished in Ukraine in a manmade famine under Joseph Stalin that many in the country call genocide. Ukraine officially considers it a "genocide" along with a number of Western countries, a label that Moscow vehemently rejects.

Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
by  AFP

Benin forces have clashed with gunmen near the country's northern border with Burkina Faso leaving four attackers dead, the army said. The army said a dozen gunmen attacked a military post early Friday in Kaobagou near the border, but troops resisted and pushed them back in a counter-offensive.

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