CUDDLING her infant close to her chest in the hospital, young Amani Patience rocks back and forth quietly cooing to her newborn child.

THREE schoolgirl sisters are raising babies together in a house they share with their mother after giving birth aged 12, 14 and 16.

ARMED men attacked Ivory Coast military police at the state TV headquarters yesterday, sparking a battle that killed 18 people.

Armed men attacked Ivory Coast military police at the state TV headquarters today, sparking a battle that killed 18 people.