Ivory Coast: the remains of victims of the post-election crisis returned to their relatives

According to the UN, post-election violence in Côte d'Ivoire in 2010 and 2011 killed nearly 3,000 people.

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Emanuel Ekra

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The Ivorian authorities are returning, this Wednesday, March 8 in the morning, the bodies of victims of violence committed in March 2011, during the post-election crisis of 2010-2011.

In all, three localities – Guiglo, Blolequin and Toulepleu – are involved in this ceremony, designed to mark an act of national reconciliation.

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With our special correspondent in Guiglo,

In all, 47 bodies and human remains of victims of violence must be returned to their families this Wednesday, March 8.

These bodies had been exhumed, some in 2015, then transferred to Abidjan, for the purposes of investigations into the various clashes that had occurred during the

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Since then, these bodies were kept at the Ivoire burial (Ivosep) in Treichville.

They had to be transported by road.

Although the autopsy reports have not been communicated to the families of these victims, this restitution is perceived as a gesture allowing “ 

 ”, estimates Amadou Coulibaly, the minister spokesperson for the government.

► To read also: Ivory Coast: Duékoué, martyr city

During his visit to Duékoué on November 15, the Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, had also announced that the families would receive compensation from the State.

To date, 4,410 beneficiaries of deceased persons have already received 1 million CFA francs from the government during previous programs.

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 ,” notes an observer.

For the government, these restitutions fall within the scope of reconciliation.

They are also a way of turning this dark page in the country's history.

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