How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

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Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

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Gunfire rocks Ivory Coast cities as mutiny gathers pace

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Gunfire rocked cities in Ivory Coast on Monday as a mutiny by disgruntled soldiers gathered pace in defiance of government action against a revolt tha...

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At least five people reported wounded at anti-mutiny march in Ivory Coast

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At least five people were wounded by gunfire on Sunday during protests in Ivory Coast's second-biggest city, Bouake, against an army mutiny, according...

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Streets of Ivory Coast cities calm after soldier mutiny

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The streets of Ivory Coast's second-largest city Bouake were calm and the military presence was gone, residents said on Sunday, after a two-day soldie...

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Ivory Coast government reaches deal to end army mutiny

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A delegation led by Ivory Coast's Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi reached an agreement on Saturday with mutinying soldiers to end a two-day rev...

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Ivory Coast defence minister, others freed by mutinying soldiers

By Reuters,

Rogue soldiers allowed Ivory Coast's defence minister and dozens of others to leave a house where they had been trapped on Saturday when some mutineer...

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Unrest hits Ivory Coast’s main city as army revolt spreads

By Reuters,

Gunfire broke out in Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abidjan, and other cities on Saturday, residents and soldiers said, as a revolt by military per...

Soldiers Mutiny in 3 Ivory Coast Cities

By VOA,

Soldiers in Ivory Coast launched mutinies in three areas on Friday and seized control of the country's second-largest city. Witnesses say gunfire e...

Ivorian goal blitz, drama as South Africa draw

By AFP,

  A three-goal blitz enabled Ivory Coast to whip Mali 3-1 Saturday in World Cup qualifying while Burkina Faso snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw wit...

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Yaya Toure announces international retirement

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  Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure of the Ivory Coast announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday. T...

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Red Devil Bailly seeks success with Ivory Coast

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  Recent Manchester United recruit Eric Bailly is part of the Ivory Coast squad hoping this weekend to secure a place at the 2017 Africa Cup o...

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