Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Ivory Coast Mutineers Drop Demand for Cash

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Thousands of soldiers who mutinied earlier this year in Ivory Coast, paralyzing the country and dealing a blow to its post-war success story, have agreed to drop their demands for further bonus payments, a spokesman for the group said Thursday. The pledge, if honored, would greatly ease pressure on government finances squeezed by a steep decline in world cocoa prices and earlier payments to the mutineers. But some of the soldiers criticized the agreement and said they were not informed of...

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