Ivory Coast forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo laid down their arms today and the self-declared president is negotiating his surrender, his foreign minister says. FULL STORY
Michel Martelly made a name for himself as a bad-boy carnival singer in Haiti. But now, after four months of vote recounts, reviews and a runoff, Martelly is poised to move into the presidential office. FULL STORY
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