Abidjan — Gunfire was heard early Monday in the Ivory Coast cities of Abidjan and Bouake, in the grip of a mutiny by ex-rebel soldiers, AFP journalists and witnesses said. In the economic capital of Abidjan, shots were fired at two military camps in Akouedo in the east of the city, which together form the country’s largest military barracks, a nearby resident said. Sustained gunfire was also heard in the second-largest city of Bouake, where one person died on Sunday from bullet wounds sustained in clashes between the former rebels, some of whom have now been integrated into the army, and those who have disarmed but are not integrated. The mutineers often fire in the air to express their anger over the nonpayment of bonuses. Access roads into Akouedo were closed, preventing residents from the east of Abidjan from entering the city, an AFP reporter said. Shots were also heard from the Gallieni camp in the centre of the city. The armed forces chief of staff, Gen Sekou Toure, said in a ...
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