The political upheaval in Abidjan has continued since the arrest of of former President Laurent Gbagbo on April 11, with muggings, robberies, burglaries and carjackings all rampant in the former Ivory Coast capital city. In 2004, virtually all prisoners were released, dramatically increasing the crimes and drug seizes, which a corrupt and lax police department seems to do little to curb. Along with the crime wave, Yellow fever, cholera and measles have all been reported there since 2011.
