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Côte d'Ivoire

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Credit Suisse: The “irrational story” that sunk Tidjane Thiam

After he left for competitor UBS, former Credit Suisse wealth management star Iqbal Khan was placed under "surveillance", an incredible operation ... that triggered everything that followed.

Tidjane Thiam

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Tidjane Thiam, the banker who bothered Switzerland

Tidjane Thiam turned Credit Suisse around, but still ended up being forced to resign. ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara

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Alassane Ouattara’s no third term decision: Behind the scenes

The Ivorian head of state surprised everyone by announcing he would resign from the October 2020 presidential election. The decision, however, ... was long in the planning and highly strategic.

Côte d'Ivoire

Alassane Ouattara pulls out of the 2020 presidential election

The Ivorian president announced that he will not stand in the October 2020 presidential election. Alassane Ouattara justified his decision, claiming ... he was "respecting [his] commitments".

Pascal Affi N'Guessan

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Pascal Affi N’Guessan: “The wall that separated me from President Gbagbo has been broken.”

Pascal Affi N'Guessan, President of the officially recognized branch of the Front populaire ivoirien (FPI), met with Vice-President Daniel Kablan ... Duncan on 13 February. Among the subjects discussed was the return of Laurent Gbagbo to Côte d'Ivoire.

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The former President of the Ivorian National Assembly, Guillaume Soro.

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Guillaume Soro approached by emissaries from Abidjan

Prosecuted in his country for attempting to destabilize the country, the former president of the National Assembly recently met with several ... well-known figures close to the Ivorian president.

CEO Thiam and Chairman Rohner of Swiss bank Credit Suisse attend annual shareholder meeting in Zurich

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Tidjane Thiam exits Credit Suisse with profits at decade-long high

On the eve of handing over as the head of Credit Suisse, the Ivorian CEO presented record results, the culmination of a turnaround program at ... the Zurich-based bank that began five years ago.

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Nigeria wants to postpone the Eco in regional currency set-back

In a statement on its Twitter account, the Nigerian presidency asked for the launch of the eco — the future single currency of West Africa ... — to be postponed.

Buhari and ECOWAS debate the CFA franc

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Buhari and Ouattara make Eco heart of regional power struggle

When the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) announced out of the blue that it would adopt a currency with the same name as the ... future single currency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the organisation’s decision was seen as divisive and set off a full-fledged leadership war in the region.

Article 1/6 of "The perilous journey to a West African single currency"

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Tidjane Thiam forced to leave Credit Suisse after board fight

In the early morning hours of Friday, 7 February, the Zurich-based bank Credit Suisse announced the departure of its Franco-Ivorian managing ... director, Tidjane Thiam.

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