Ivory Coast
Ouattara takes back control of country's strategic supervisory bodies

Alassane Ouattara shakes hands with the new prime minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, at the new government's first Council of Ministers meeting on 18 October 2023.
Alassane Ouattara shakes hands with the new prime minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, at the new government's first Council of Ministers meeting on 18 October 2023. © Luc Gnago/Reuters
Alassane Ouattara is set to return a number of key public organisations that were previously part of the prime minister's office into the hands of the presidency. These include the influential Ivory Coast development consultancy BNETD. The aim is to further strengthen the power of VP Tiémoko Meyliet Koné. [...]
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