'They ruined our lives': victims of French army Ivory Coast shootings still seeking compensation
In November 2004 a bloody intervention by the French military in former colony Ivory Coast cost the lives of a number of citizens and left many more injured. Twenty years later, these casualties of the shootings have still not received compensation. Attacking what they call “crimes against humanity” the victims continue to call on the French authorities to acknowledge its responsibilities and pay damages. In this concluding article of a four-part series, Fanny Pigeaud reports on the aftermath of these grim events in Ivory Coast which, in addition to their human toll, damaged France's reputation across Africa.
CrimesCrimes against humanity. That is how Lucie Bourthoumieux describes what occurred between November 6th and 9th 2004 in Ivory Coast, when soldiers from the French army's Operation Licorne peacekeeping force opened fire on local civilians.
