2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump divided into groups of $1,546 which would then be paid to 31,000 people. The deal came soon after a report by the UN claimed there was "strong prima facie evidence" that the waste was responsible for injuries. The company responded by saying they were "appalled at the basic lack of balance and analytical rigour reflected in the report." The Ivorian National Federation of Victims of Toxic Waste said Trafigura was trying to avoid a legal case. Trafigura claimed that at least 75% of the receivers of money agreed with the deal. In January 2010, "The Guardian" reported that solicitors Leigh
Constitution of Ivory Coast 2010–11 Ivorian crisis). Constitution of Ivory Coast The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016 and officially adopted on November 8, 2016. Ivory Coast has had three constitutions in its history. On October 31, 1960, the National Assembly of Ivory Coast adopted the Constitution establishing an independent republic. The 1960 Constitution called for a strong, centralized presidential system with an independent judiciary and a national legislature. As in much of the Ivoirian political system, French influence weighed heavily in the preparation of the Constitution. Félix Houphouët-Boigny and its other authors had received much of their