Ivory Coast
Ouattara to dine with Macron in Paris on 3 March

Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara in Ivory Coast in December 2019.
Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara in Ivory Coast in December 2019. © Lagnan Koula/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
Emmanuel Macron will dine with Alassane Ouattara on 3 March in Paris and the two leaders will likely discuss jihadist violence in the Sahel, the Ivorian political situation, bilateral projects, and the Debt Reduction-Development Contract (C2D). [...]
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