Reparations for War Victims
<p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> 2010 <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consolidate">consolidate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Alassane">Alassane</span> <span word="Ouattara">Ouattara</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="reparation">reparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="August">August</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Samate">Samate</span> <span word="Abdoulaye">Abdoulaye</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survivor">survivor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>. <span word="Abdoulaye">Abdoulaye</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> -- <span word="which">which</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="financially">financially</span> "</p><p><span word="Ivory">Ivory</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> 2012 -- <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="heathcare">heathcare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="scholarships">scholarships</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span>.</p>
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