Ivory Coast rebels stage fresh protest

Hundreds of demobilised rebels took to the streets of Bouake, Ivory Coast’s second biggest city, to demand that the government pay them, reports AFP news agency.

AFP adds that they also disrupted a funeral attended by a cabinet minister.

The minister had offered assistance to help the country’s around 6,000 demobilised former rebels to set up businesses.

But the offer angered the ex-rebels who shouted “We don’t want projects, we want cash”, and then surrounded Solidarity Minister Mariatou Kone’s vehicle, preventing her from getting away, reports say.

Source: AFP