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Story April 22, 2011

Ivory Coast Violence: Testimonies of the Displaced

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Instead of a return to peace and prosperity, Ivory Coast’s long-delayed presidential elections...

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In western Ivory Coast, many people who have fled brutal violence do not dare to return home.

Some 28,000 people have taken refugee in a camp while others are living outside in the bush. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff are working in the camp and also running mobile clinics to places where displaced people are sheltering.

These testimonials were collected in April, from people displaced by the brutal post-election violence in the region.

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