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WE TABULATE A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN ABIDJAN FOR THE LAST 48-HOURS BELOW; WATCH VIDEO BELOW TO SEE FOR YOURSELVES!
- Peaceful protesters came out in the streets of Abidjan.
- Paranoid security forces on hyper-coup alert opened fire on protesters, reportedly killing some.
- More and more people came out to join the protesters who were initially not many.
- The streets witnessed more and protesters which the security forces couldn’t control.
- Government decided to cut off power.
- The military joined the protesters and took advantage of the situation for a coup.
- Earlier, Ivory Coast president agreed to house the largest U.S drone base in Africa which was kicked out of Niger.
- This angered the population amid the president’s generalised unpopularity, power hunger and running for numerous terms as the sub-region witnesses more and more anti colonial and anti-imperial winds. We are still monitoring the situation in Abidjan.
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Too sad absolutely but corrupt president of Africa