ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Na serious matter be dis one as reports dey circulate say fit be coup or large-scale uprising for Ivory Coast, especially for Abidjan, where gunfire don scatter ground. As reports dey come from ground and social media, na volatile and fast-unfolding crisis wey dey happen. According to eyewitnesses, at least 33 people don die within 48 hours as clashes dey increase for key areas of the capital, Abidjan.
Dis unrest dey follow as many people dey vex with President Alassane Ouattara’s government, wey dem dey accuse of severe human rights abuses, rising poverty, and ties wey deep with France. Protesters dey shout say Ouattara-led government na puppet for foreign powers, especially France and the U.S., as the presence of AFRICOM for the region dey receive strong criticism.
As e be so, nobody fit confirm officially wetin dey happen, as internet access don cut off and government presence dey low. Some sources dey claim say President Ouattara fit dey missing, arrested, or even dead, but nobody don talk officially from government side. Meanwhile, fact-checkers don flag some viral videos as misleading, saying no verified evidence dey to support say military don take over.
With this uncertainty, international organizations and embassies don dey alert, urging citizens to stay for their houses. Dis no be Ivory Coast first time dey experience fissures; the nation don face coup in 1999, civil wars from 2002–2007 and 2010–2011, plus military mutiny wey happen for 2017.
During a recent protest, one eyewitness, Abidjan resident Musa Ibrahim, talk say, “We no fit take dis anymore. People don suffer too much. We need change, and we dey ready to fight for am.” Di tension for di city dey palpable as many pipo dey wonder wetin go happen next in dis unfolding saga.
As dem dey watch wetin go happen next, citizens dey also dey call on international community to intervene and help restore peace for di country before e turn worse. For now, all eyes dey on dem, as di struggle for leadership and stability for Ivory Coast continues.
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