Chimpanzees have been studied for the first time relation to the incidences of malaria. The conclusion is that chimps can contract malaria just as easily as people and have similar survival rates if untreated.

A French oil tanker sailing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire is suspected of having been hijacked by pirates. The tanker had a crew of 17 on board an there has been no contact with the ship since yesterday.

Four children were among over a dozen people that have died in a stampede at a stadium used for evangelical vigil in the Angolan capital Luanda on New Year's Eve. Reports say the stampede also left 120 others injured in the southern African country.

A Louisiana public pension fund is suing confectionery giant Hershey Co. over the company's alleged use of cocoa sourced from West African plantations using child slave labor.

Nestle, one of the world's major chocolate producers, is still exploiting child labour, according to a report by the Fair Labor Association (FLA).

Toronto - Zambia clinched the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating clear-cut favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a nerve-wracking final played in Libreville, Gabon.

After helping Manchester City to end its 35-year wait for a major trophy, Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure was on Thursday named the 2011 African Footballer of the Year.

The latest scam to surface in this journalist's email inbox is an offer to share $12.5 million of Col. Gaddafi's wealth, apparently looted from the late dictator's safe.

Lagos - Tope is one of the millions of Nigerians who are benefiting from the seeming revolution gradually taking place in the area of Internet services in Africa’s most populous country.

The capture and humiliation, on Monday, of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo should serve as a lesson to Africa's leaders and maybe to the rest of the so-called Third World.

The news has started to come through that the terrible and bloody civil war in Ivory Coast may at last be coming to an end. Ivory Coast former president Laurent Gbagbo was arrested by French-backed forces of president-elect Alassane Ouattara.

Just as many of us thought that this long and bloody war was coming to an end, we see that there is yet another twist in this Ivory Coast tale.

Today, 5 April, 2011, Laurent Gbagbo's palace and two military camps under his control have been struck from the air, the UN confirmed, in retaliation for "reckless and mindless attacks on civilians and UN personnel."

Following a weekend of brutal battles in Abidjan and a massacre in Duekoue, it would appear that the situation is moving very quickly. The world is, watching and waiting to see just what will happen next.

Abidjan - Ever since the 2008 election results, Laurent Gbagbo has clung on to power, refusing to recognize the will of the Ivorian people. Has his time finally come to an end?

New York - The horrific violence in Ivory Coast, stemming from Laurent Gbagbo's gross violation of election results, is degenerating into sectarian conflict involving religious identities of Ivorians typically divided north and south.

Abidjan - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says up to a million people have fled the West African nation of Ivory Coast because they fear an all-out civil war between followers of rival presidential claimants.

Abidjan - Time continues to rapidly run out for Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivorian ex-president who has refused to give up power after an electoral defeat late last year.

Ivory Coast’s ambassador to the UN Youssoufou Bamba said a unity government was possible if incumbent Laurent Gbagbo stands down and hands over power to the President-elect Allasane Ouattara.

Britain and Canada have rejected the expulsion of their ambassadors by the incumbent president of Ivory Coast. They say they recognize only the authority of his rival and widely-recognized winner of the country's presidential poll, Allassane Ouattara.