Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan's fine financial balancing act for acquiring new arms

Ivorian Army chief of staff General Lassina Doumbia in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, 20 February 2022.
Ivorian Army chief of staff General Lassina Doumbia in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, 20 February 2022. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP
Plagued by budget shortages, the Ivorian General Staff is struggling to conclude certain purchases of strategic military equipment, a situation benefiting the Chinese military-industrial complex. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Maxime Paszkowiak
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