Uzbekistani troops guard reservoirs along border

On October 10, youths claiming to be members of the Group of Patriots for Peace (GPP) destroy facilities of the Ivoirian Water Distribution Company, the Ivoirian Electricity Company, and Côte d’Ivoire Telecommunications. Demonstrators say they were protesting the “free” supply of water, electricity, and telephone in rebel-controlled areas.

There are two incidents in early November at Abidjan’s main jail, La Maison d’arrêt et de correction d’Abidjan (MACA) , in which prisoners are killed. The first incident is sparked by a lengthy water shortage; prisoners reportedly had not had water for 5 days except for small rations of drinking water. At least 7 prisoners die and 30 are injured in the ensuing riots. U.N. human rights officials said they were investigating the riot and could not give a final…

Conflict between the government of Laurent Gbagbo and opposing rebel forces leads to extensive violence and regional conflict. In late September 2002, there are reports of several mass graves discovered in the Bangolo. In Zeregbo and Bahably, four water wells are found with human remains. Early reports indicate that western rebel groups who captured the area killed the persons in the mass graves and wells between December 2002 and January 2003.