Revived Ivory Coast rebel hub shows boom, burdens of Ouattara

A man walks past signs at the office of Soumaila Doumbia, coordinator of the Bouake-based Civil Society Platform for Peace and Democracy, a day after the 65th anniversary of Ivory Coast’s independence, in the former rebel stronghold of Bouake, Ivory Coast August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago