Felix Houphouet-Boigny coined the term Françafrique, which he used positively to mean the close ties between France and its former colonies, and Ivory Coast's founding president always swore by his French advisors when making decisions and embarking on grand projects.
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On September17, investigators for the United Nations’ Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in New York will land in Ivory [...]
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Just as Laurent Gbagbo counted on the highest court in Ivory Coast to help him hang on to power, Alassane Ouattara has appointed hand-picked allies to sit on the Constitutional Council.
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Libyan generals loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have taken refuge in the north of Niger and could join forces there with Al Qaeda in the Ismalic Maghreb. Blaise Compaore has been called to the rescue.
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The trial of Kpatcha Gnassingbe, half brother of the head of state, on treason charges related to an alleged coup d’etat in 2009, puts the spotlight on Togo’s real security chief.
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President Thomas Boni Yayi is lobbying fiercely to have his [...]
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According to our sources, the Accor group is in advanced [...]
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Karim Wade, Senegal's transport minister, will sign the third and [...]
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The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) is to become one [...]
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Linkstone Capital, headed by Pape Diouf, the son of Abdou [...]
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The chairman of Distribution Pharmaceutique de Cote d’Ivoire (DPCI), a [...]
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Despite winning in court, businessman Pierre Otto-Mbongo has been unable to get his hands on the $40 million the Congolese authorities owe him. He is pursuing his claim through the French courts.
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French businessman Serge Berrebi is poised to launch a complaint against the International Monetary Fund for alleged irregularities in the cancelling of Republic of Congo’s foreign debt in 2009.
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Intially scheduled to take place in Brazzaville in July, a [...]
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Total E&P Congo, the French group Total's local subsidiary, is [...]
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The Belgian company Razel and the China Harbour Engineering Co [...]
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American George Kaiafas heads the company Entreprise Generale de Batiment [...]
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