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Banks and other business in various towns in Cote d’Ivoire incurred heavy losses during the 4-5 July protest by soldiers, according to various newspaper reports.
The official ‘Fraternite Matin’ said the CFAO, a conglomerate that includes a car dealership and a computer store, lost 13 million CFA (US $20,000) when men in uniform forced its director at gunpoint to open his cash register, before making off with 15 Mitsubishi 4x4s.
Four gas stations in one Abidjan suburb lost the equivalent of over US $30,000 in fuel stolen by the protesters, and cash, the paper said. ‘Notre Voie’, another daily, reported that more than 50 million CFA francs (about US $70,000) was stolen from banks and other businesses in the northern town of Korhogo, while other towns such as Bouake, in the centre, and Ferkessedougou in the north were also hit.
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