Women belonging to the Fédération pour le développement du secteur informel (Federation for the development of the informal sector) organised a sit-in in front of this symbol of state power to express their anger at the collective robbery organised by the those in power, who illegally tax travel and food production.

This sit-in represented a genuine victory for the women: since June, the Ivorian government has moved quickly to eliminate illegal taxing, such as the removal of confusing road barriers