ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A militant youth leader and close ally of Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo was charged with war crimes and murder, a spokesman for the state prosecutor said on Monday.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - An internal U.N. report leaked to The Associated Press says two U.N. employees of Ukrainian descent have been kidnapped by the Young Patriots, a dangerous youth militia ...

ABIDJAN, Aprli 16 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The government of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara retracted a statement on Friday that an influential youth leader ...

Charles Ble Goude, youth minister in the government of Ivory Coast incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, rejected Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore as part of a panel tasked with finding a ...

Charles Ble Goude, the leader of Ivory Coast’s largest youth militia, called for a two-day rally to show support for incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, according to reports in local newspapers ...

In Ivory Coast, lêkê are the preferred footwear for amateur games and almost everything else. Share full article Young players wearing lêkê in Abidjan, where worn soles and scars from the ...