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Côte d'Ivoire

currency complaint

The Eco and the CFA franc: four weddings and a funeral

Economist Kako Nubukpo believes that “when someone pretends to die, we have to pretend to bury them” and envisions four possible scenarios ... of how the Eco’s replacement of the CFA franc could play out.

faux pas

Anglophone West Africa kicks back at use of Eco to replace CFA franc

The decision to call the CFA franc replacement currency the 'Eco' has caused a major rift in the region - and underlines the struggle between ... Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire for regional influence.

Soro's setbacks

Côte d’Ivoire: Does Guillaume Soro still have a future in politics?

Suspected of “attempting to undermine the authority of the state,” the former president of the national assembly is the target of an international ... arrest warrant that has jeopardised his presidential ambitions. Now a die-hard opponent, can he ever make a comeback?

fighting man

Issiaka Ouattara, errant soldier and talented negotiator

The life of Ivorian commander Issiaka Ouattara, known as Wattao, who has died aged 53, was intimately linked to his country's tumultuous history. ... Part two of a two-part series takes up the story during the 2002 rebellion.

pride and power

Issiaka Ouattara, from rebel chief to controversial general

Issiaka Ouattara, known as Wattao, was probably the most notorious member of the Ivorian military. He died at the age of 53 on Sunday in New ... York and had an extraordinary career, intimately linked to the tumultuous political history of his country. Part one of a two-part series.

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Côte d’Ivoire: What we know about the recording at the centre of the Soro affair

To partly justify the international arrest warrant issued against Guillaume Soro for “attempting to undermine the authority of the state,” ... the Ivorian courts released an audio recording in which he can be heard talking about a plan to destabilise the country. But many grey areas surround this piece of evidence.

Côte d’Ivoire: death in New York of Issiaka Ouattara, alias Wattao

Suffering from diabetes, Colonel-Major Issiaka Ouattara - known as "Wattao" - died Sunday in New York where he had been treated for several ... weeks.

new money

Unpacking West Africa’s transition to the Eco

The UEMOA states are throwing off the shackles of French colonialism by adopting a new currency, the Eco. Coordinating this with the wider ECOWAS ... grouping could prove complicated, however. What happens next?

ODD COUPLE

Cote d’Ivoire: The divorce chronicles of Ouattara & Soro

The ongoing battle between Guillaume Soro and Alassane Ouattara has reached a boiling point. The dispute finally came to a head on Monday, 23 ... December, when the former rebel leader unsuccessfully attempted to return to Côte d'Ivoire.

Lights, Action

Madagascar’s Filatex seeks finance for African solar power expansion

Filatex of Madagascar aims to enter the solar power markets in Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritius in 2020, CEO Hasnaine Yavarhoussen ... and COO George Condé tell The Africa Report in an interview.

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