In Ivory Coast, the Koumassi eviction turns into a political-judicial imbroglio

On June 3, 2026, bulldozers demolished dozens of homes in Koumassi, Abidjan, leaving many families homeless. Minister of Solidarity Myss Belmonde Dogo and the municipality justified the operation by citing a court order, but the Public Prosecutor denied this, stating that no demolition was authorized and the original request only targeted five houses. An investigation for public disturbances and willful destruction has been opened, and the instigator Alloui Brou Jacques is being sought.