Ivory Coast’s government has struck an agreement with mutinous soldiers, shortly after talks were interrupted by gunfire. Shots were heard in the second-largest city, Bouake, late on Friday, and at the army barracks in the commercial capital, Abidjan, sparking fears that negotiations were failing. The two sides met for hours in Bouake before reaching a … Read more
Heavy gunfire broke out in Ivory Coast’s second-largest city, Bouake, late on Friday, as tensions flared following last week’s army mutiny. Shots were also heard at the main army barracks in the commercial capital, Abidjan. The government is currently holding talks with military leaders after a pay dispute led to a two-day uprising. A rebellion … Read more
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has dismissed the heads of the army, police and paramilitary gendarmes following a two-day army mutiny that paralysed the country. Disgruntled soldiers mutinied in the city of Bouake on Friday, with troops in other cities joining the uprising. Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi was also briefly seized by mutineers after he … Read more
A rebellion in Ivory Coast over soldiers’ pay appears to have passed. Residents and correspondents in the second city, Bouake, described calm on the streets – a day after troops briefly seized the defence minister. The rebellion had spread from there to other cities, including the commercial hub, Abidjan, but that city, too, is now … Read more
A rebellion in Ivory Coast over soldiers’ pay appears to have passed. Residents and correspondents in the second city, Bouake, described calm on the streets – a day after troops briefly seized the defence minister. The rebellion had spread from there to other cities, including the commercial hub, Abidjan, but that city, too, is now … Read more
Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast have released the country’s defence minister after detaining him for two hours in a standoff over pay. Alain Richard Donwahi was held in the city of Bouake by troops who rejected the terms of a deal announced by President Alassane Ouattara. Mr Ouattara said he had taken into account demands … Read more
President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast says he has reached an agreement with soldiers who have mutinied. He said he had taken into account their demands over pay and conditions and asked troops to return to barracks. But some soldiers then besieged the defence minister in the city of Bouake, although they later let him … Read more
Soldiers launched mutinies in three cities across Ivory Coast on Friday, authorities said, demanding higher pay and bringing the threat of unrest back to Africa’s fastest-growing economy. Gunfire rang out across Bouake, the second-largest city in this West African nation, starting around 1 a.m., according to residents. Similar mutinies erupted later in Daloa, in the … Read more