Abidjan: Who is behind the eviction of Koumassi 'Campement'?

On June 3, 2026, hundreds of families in Koumassi Campement saw their homes destroyed by machines, plunging the area into a humanitarian crisis. Private operator Alloui Brou Jacques claims ownership of the 24,328 m² plot, but no recent court ruling has been made public, and his judicial history includes several reversals, including a 2017 Court of Appeal order for his own eviction. The flood zone argument used by the ministry was never officially applied to this neighborhood, raising doubts about the legality of the operation.