"We want 18 million CFA francs (27,400 euros / $30,000) per person, the recognition of our rank of corporals and our integration into the army," a spokesman for the demobilised men, Amadou Ouattara, told AFP. DEMOBILISEDMost shops in the city, a commercial and transport hub in the centre of the west African country, however remained closed. Unlike the mutineers who caused trouble in several towns, Monday's protesters have not been integrated into the army and carried no weapons. "We want our piece of the cake," shouted men wearing the red armbands of the New Forces rebellion. A source close to the mutineers at the time claimed that the government had promised to give 12 million CFA francs (18,000 euros) to each man, starting with a payment of five million CFA francs to be followed by further settlements from May.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2017 14:24 UTC