00:00Tensions are rising in Ivory Coast as authorities begin demolishing homes in Abidjan's Veridi 3 neighbourhood near the port of
00:09Abidjan.
00:11Officials say the operation is aimed at removing unsafe structures and reorganising urban space.
00:17The residents accuse the government of carrying out evictions with little notice and no clear rehousing plan.
00:25They say it's for development. We can't say no. We're exhausted and we're suffering.
00:30Authorities have said the move will restore urban order, but residents condemn the evictions as heavy-handed,
00:38warning many cannot afford new homes and have nowhere else to go.
00:45Today our homes were demolished, but we can't afford new housing.
00:48They're telling us it will cost 250,000 CFA francs, 150,000 CFA francs.
00:55Finding work is already difficult and many families have lost everything,
00:58while asking authorities to rethink these demolitions before frustration among residents boils over.
01:08Ivorian authorities are defending the new demolitions near the port of Abidjan,
01:13saying affected residents were notified months in advance.
01:17With Abidjan's population now estimated at up to 7 million,
01:22authorities say clearing homes from flood-prone areas is essential to prevent future disasters.
01:28as I've been waiting for a grant to be approved,
01:32Today we've got a number of the things that we've got to do in the port of Abidjan.
01:33Before we get out of the way,
01:33Wait a minute for this.
01:33What the hell is going to be in the port of Abidjan?
01:33So next we are going to be in the port of Abidjan,
01:34If we're going to be doing this.
01:34You
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