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Ivory Coast
President Ouattara plagued by electricity and cocoa crises

Alassane Ouattara launches the coffee and cocoa season in Abidjan on 1 October 2025.
Alassane Ouattara launches the coffee and cocoa season in Abidjan on 1 October 2025. © Sia Kambou / AFP
Back in Abidjan after a personal trip to France, the head of state is holding a series of emergency meetings in an attempt to contain tensions linked to power cuts and the turmoil in the cocoa bean industry, two highly sensitive issues for the executive. [...]
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