This aerial view shows a part of the commune of Port-Bouët in the south of Abidjan, on October 17, 2024. In 2024, the governor of the Abidjan district, Ibrahim Cisse Bacongo, ordered violent operations to demolish thousands of homes and shops in neighborhoods deemed precarious, in the name of the city's "development" and the "fight against unsanitary conditions". Tens of thousands of residents were left homeless and jobless, without any compensation. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)
