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Ivory Coast
"Photocopie" cancels a €45m contract awarded by Hamed Bakayoko

At the end of June, new defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara, who is the younger brother of head of state Alassane Ouattara and generally goes under the nickname of "Photocopie", cancelled a contract for the construction of 45 barracks for the gendarmerie. [...]

Published on 15/07/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Security equipement trader PES left high and dry since death of Bakayoko

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Space constraints inspire grand designs in defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara

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Ivory Coast freemasons battle over Bakayoko's succession

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African VIPs miss their late 'trustee' Hamed Bakayoko

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All eyes on Hamed Bakayoko's widow as she manages his estate

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Yolande Tanoh-Bakayoko, the widow of the late Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko.

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Defence Minister Ouattara reviews predecessor's contracts

The new minister of defence, Téné Birahima Ouattara, has ordered a major audit of contracts worth some €75m signed under the administration of his late predecessor Hamed Bakayoko.

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The new Ivorian Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara.

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Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Ivory Coast
"Photocopie" cancels a €45m contract awarded by Hamed Bakayoko

Ivory Coast
Security equipement trader PES left high and dry since death of Bakayoko

Ivory Coast
Space constraints inspire grand designs in defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara

West Africa
Brokers Victor and Axel Delerue slam door on Raidco Marine

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Ivory Coast freemasons battle over Bakayoko's succession

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