Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan

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The Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan, or MACA for short, is the largest prison in the Ivory Coast . It is located in the district of Yopougon in Abidjan , bordering the Forêt du Banco .

In March 2011, around 5,000 inmates were in custody.

In the wake of the 2010/11 government crisis , all 5,000 prisoners were released and armed on March 31, 2011.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Thomas Scheen: The fighters of Ouattara stand before Abidjan. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. March 31, 2011, accessed April 4, 2011 .

Coordinates: 5 ° 23 '25 "  N , 4 ° 4' 34"  W.