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Ivory Coast soldiers mutiny spreads to Abidjan 'Deal reached' over Ivory Coast mutiny
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A mutiny by Ivory Coast soldiers over pay has spread to the commercial capital Abidjan, with soldiers taking over the country's army headquarters. President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast says he has reached an agreement with soldiers who have mutinied across the country.
They fired in the air as they took control of the base in the city's Plateau district. The mutiny began on Friday in the central city of Bouake. He said he had taken into account their demands over pay and conditions. There was no comment from the soldiers.
It then spread to a number of military camps around the country. Writing on Twitter, Mr Ouattara asked troops to return to their barracks.
Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi has gone to Bouake to discuss the protesters' demands. The mutiny began on Friday in the city of Bouake, and spread to the commercial capital Abidjan, where soldiers overtook the army headquarters.
An MP in the city said the soldiers wanted $8,000 and a house each. They fired in the air as they took control of the base in the Abidjan's Plateau district.
The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Ivory Coast says the mutiny brings back memories of Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011. In his statement late on Sunday, the president said: "I confirm that I have agreed to take into account the demands of the soldiers over bonuses and better working conditions."
Some of the mutineers are thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict. The rebels were based in Bouake. Earlier on Saturday, firing was heard at the military base in Akouedo, on the eastern edge of Abidjan, which is home to parachute commandos that are considered loyal to Mr Ouattara.
On Saturday army mutinying soldiers took over the military HQ in Plateau after army chiefs had already fled. Also on Saturday. Defence minister Alain-Richard Donwahi travelled to Bouake, Ivory Coast's second city, to discuss the protesters' demands. An MP in the city said the soldiers wanted $8,000 and a house each.
Ivory Coast profile Similar protests were also reported in the cities of Man, Daloa, Daoukro, Odienne and Korhogo.
Earlier in the day, firing was heard at the military base in Akouedo, on the eastern edge of Abidjan, which is home to parachute commandos that are considered loyal to President Alassane Ouattara. The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in Ivory Coast says the mutiny has brought back memories of Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011.
Similar protests have been reported in the cities of Man, Daloa, Daoukro, Odienne and Korhogo. Some of the mutineers were thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict.
The rebels swept into Abidjan from Bouake in 2011, helping Mr Ouattara take power after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo - now on trial at the International Criminal Court - refused to accept defeat in elections the previous year.The rebels swept into Abidjan from Bouake in 2011, helping Mr Ouattara take power after his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo - now on trial at the International Criminal Court - refused to accept defeat in elections the previous year.