page_title: 2017 Ivory Coast mutinies
section_title: Subsequent mutinies
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 Ivory Coast mutinies / History / Subsequent mutinies
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Les mutins ont investi les rues de Yamoussoukro, en Côte d'Ivoire, le 17 janvier 2017. (VOA/Yvon Coulibaly)
context_page_description: A major mutiny broke out among the army of Ivory Coast in January 2017. The mutineers, mostly ex-Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire rebels who had been integrated into the armed forces in 2011, were motivated by grievances about their pay and living conditions. Seizing control of nine cities throughout the country, they pressured the government to accept their demands, whereupon the mutiny ended. Smaller mutinies erupted on 17 January and 7 February, and another large-scale second mutiny broke out in May 2017.
context_section_description: On 17 January, new mutinies began in Yamassoukro, Bouaké, Man, Dimbokro and Daloa. The mutineers from Yamassoukro were not former rebels but wanted similar financial bonuses. In Bouake, the gendarmes also demanded to be included in the accord. In Yamoussoukro, four people were shot, including at least two mutineers killed by the Republican Guard. On 7 February 2017, underpaid soldiers of the Special Forces rebelled to demand their inclusion in the January agreements.
caption: Mutineers in Yamassoukro, 17 January 2017.
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