Ivory Coast: Fear Persists in the West

December 6, 2011

Wracked by violence earlier in 2011, the western Ivory Coast town of Duekoué is struggling to return to normal. In this key cocoa-producing area, post-election violence was intensified by inter-communal tensions and land rivalries. Since January, thousands of people have of people have sought refuge in displaced persons camps and a Catholic mission has provided shelter for up to 32,000 people. Now the Ivorian government has ordered the camps to close. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working in Duekoué. 

 

Tags: Ivory Coast, Armed Conflict, Refugees and IDPs, Mental Health, Mental Health Worker

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