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A weekly recap of the radio and television appearances of New York Times journalists.
View ArticleAttack Reported on Mali Hotel Used by European Union Military
The European Union’s military mission said in a Twitter post that its headquarters in Bamako had been assaulted. It reported no casualties.
View ArticleForgotten Victims of Terror
Before Brussels, a wave of terror attacks whipped through Turkey, the Ivory Coast, Yemen and elsewhere. But these events appeared to garner less international attention. We went there, and asked why.
View ArticleIvory Coast: Politician Acquired Tons of Weapons, U.N. Investigation Finds
During the 2011 civil war, Guillaume Soro, the parliament speaker, acquired 300 tons of weapons, many of which remain under the control of his loyalists in the army.
View ArticleMali Arrests Suspect in Hotel and Restaurant Attacks
The man, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, is suspected of being part of a group linked to Al Qaeda that struck civilians at locations frequented by Westerners.
View Article16 Killed in Terrorist Attack on Resort Hotels in Ivory Coast
The assault in Grand-Bassam, a popular seaside resort, pierced the national calm that has prevailed in recent years. Six terrorists were also reported dead.
View ArticleFatal Attack on Ivory Coast Hotels
Gunmen opened fire in Grand Bassam, a popular getaway for Ivorians and Europeans, on Sunday, killing at least six people, the authorities said.
View Article16 Killed in Terrorist Attack on Resort Hotels in Ivory Coast
The assault in Grand-Bassam, a popular seaside resort, pierced the national calm that has prevailed in recent years. Six terrorists were also reported dead.
View ArticleFatal Attack on Ivory Coast Hotels
Gunmen opened fire in Grand Bassam, a popular getaway for Ivorians and Europeans, on Sunday, killing at least six people, the authorities said.
View ArticleThe Human Toll of Terror
A look at the lives of 247 men, women and children who were cut down in mass killings in six countries.
View Article2 Weeks, 8 Terror Attacks, 247 Victims: How We Learned Their Stories
At first we set out to cover the month of March. But the attacks kept coming, so we scaled back, for fear of being overwhelmed.
View ArticleInspired by the U.S., West Africans Wield Smartphones to Fight Police Abuse
Citizens are increasingly deploying social media in nations where corruption and abuse by security forces sometimes occur with few repercussions.
View ArticleOusting Squatter Farmers to Save Forest, Ivory Coast Sets Off New Crisis
Squatters using protected land to grow cocoa have helped strip the country of four-fifths of its woodlands. Now evicted, many of them are struggling to survive.
View ArticleSoldiers Mutiny in Ivory Coast, Reviving Memories of Civil War
Demanding pay raises and other benefits, soldiers took up arms in at least two cities in the West African nation, paralyzing commerce and terrifying residents.
View ArticleIvory Coast President Says Government Reaches Deal With Soldiers to End Uprising
President Alassane Ouattara said the government had reached an agreement with disgruntled soldiers who had demanded higher salaries and better living conditions.
View Article‘Architecture of Independence’ in Africa’s Fast-Growing Cities
A captivating study of the development of modernist building in five African countries comes to Manhattan.
View Article‘Social Discontent’ Grips Ivory Coast as Economic Gains Pass Many By
Shaken by a mutiny and then a strike by 180,000 civil servants that closed schools, the West African nation looks for a way back.
View ArticleEx-First Lady of Ivory Coast Found Not Guilty of War Crimes
Simone Gbagbo was also acquitted of crimes against humanity in a trial that focused on her role in abuses that led to deaths after a 2010 election.
View ArticleOusting Squatter Farmers to Save Forest, Ivory Coast Sets Off New Crisis
Squatters using protected land to grow cocoa have helped strip the country of four-fifths of its woodlands. Now evicted, many of them are struggling to survive.
View ArticleIvory Coast Soldiers Mutiny, Blockading a City
The soldiers, demanding bonuses, shot three people in their second uprising since January.
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