 In 2002, Fozié returned to Ivory Coast and was a central supporter of an attempted coup, which ultimately developed into the First Ivorian Civil War.Fozié was a commander in the rebel Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire, but he refused to accept any promotions beyond that of warrant officer, the office he held in the state army.In 2003, a government of national reconciliation was formed under Prime Minister Seydou Diarra, and Fozié became the minister of youth and public service.