Story highlights Defense ministry says agreement reachedCNN could not confirm soldiers had accepted planAbidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) The government of Ivory Coast and mutinying soldiers reached an agreement Friday evening, the defense ministry said on its Facebook page. Details of the agreement were not immediately available and CNN could not be confirm the soldiers accepted the plan. Soldiers prepare for talks January 7 in Bouaké with Defense Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi. The soldiers, including some who have been demobilized, say they were each promised 5 million CFA francs ($8,000) and a house. On January 7, Ouattara announced an agreement after Defense Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi met with the soldiers in Bouake.

Source: CNN January 14, 2017 01:44 UTC