General Lassina Doumbia, chief of staff of the Ivorian armed forces.
General Lassina Doumbia, chief of staff of the Ivorian armed forces. © Ivory Coast government
The chief of staff of the Ivorian armed forces has just taken delivery of 20 Cobra armoured vehicles from the Turkish manufacturer Otokar, with a view to deployment within MINUSCA in the Central African Republic. This is a first for the Turkish military-industrial sector in Ivory Coast. [...]
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