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A woman walks past Ivorian soldiers patrolling by Ivory Coast’s army headquarters, the Gallieni military camp, in Abidjan on May 12, 2017 after they fired shots into the air. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2017 | World
Mutinous soldiers blocked on Saturday access to Ivory Coast’s second largest city Bouake as part of an ongoing protest over bonuses. The protests had erupted in Bouake on Friday before spreading quickly, following a pattern similar to a mutiny in January by the...
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Disgruntled soldiers in Ivory Coast mutiny over bonuses demands. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2017 | World
Protests by some disgruntled Ivory Coast soldiers broke out in the commercial capital Abidjan on Friday hours after they began in the country’s second largest city over a demand for bonuses. Gunfire had erupted in several locations in the Ivory Coast as anger spread...