Côte D'Ivoire: Government Receives the Second Delegation Of Demobilized

Next, to an officer of the National Police of Côte d'Ivoire, a mutinous soldier prepares to leave the checkpoint at the entrance of Bouaké, May 16, 2017

After a first demobilized delegation received by the Minister of the Interior on Wednesday 31 May, another part of these demobilized soldiers was heard on Friday by the Minister of Transport. In both cases, the fate of these more than 6,800 ex-combatants who returned to civilian life was mentioned. Demobilized soldiers who, like the army mutineers a few weeks ago, are demanding bonuses and/or an improvement in their lives and their professional future.

In the aftermath of a meeting with the first delegation of demobilized soldiers, it was believed to be a false step with the complaint of another ex-fighter who announced in the press that the agreement evoked and the statements of Thursday did concern them Neither near nor far. Were we going back to a mess after the mutinies?

"We stay tuned"

The government immediately received another delegation from these countless demobilized, a total of 6,877. And it was Transport Minister Amadou Koné who, this time, received a new delegation successfully, it seems, according to Amani, one of the demobilized of Bouaké: "  Things are entered In good part for ex-combatants. So the government is expected to comment on it. So we're waiting for listening. He received us and he reassured us that the government was going to vote soon. That is our problem. So we stay tuned. The Minister of Transport told us that there is good news for us on the horizon. We will wait, "he said.

Promise

No specific or concrete announcement this time either, but only the promise that the government would take the case and provide satisfactory answers to ex-combatants returned to civilian life. These are expected to be informed in the coming weeks of measures proposed by the team of Amadou Gon Coulibaly.