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long road home

Côte d’Ivoire: Date set, but not terms for Gbagbo’s return home

Although Côte d'Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo is due to return to Abidjan on 17 June, the terms of his return have not yet been ... confirmed.

An unlikely reconciliation?

Qatar – Côte d’Ivoire: Doha is slowly expanding its influence

From air transport to finance and infrastructure, Qatar has been steadily expanding its influence in Côte d'Ivoire. ...

2nd in command

Côte d’Ivoire: Adama Bictogo, at the heart of Ouattara’s RHDP party

Côte d’Ivoire's Adama Bictogo, the RHDP party’s number two, is a patient man. He has known President Alassane Ouattara for more than a quarter ... of a century, but acknowledges that he has nothing to gain by leaving the pack too soon. Will he ever be able to aim higher than simply being a shrewd politician and businessman?

icebreaker

Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara & Thiam: Possible warming of relations?

Despite a fragile relationship, Côte d'Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara met with Tidjane Thiam, the former CEO of Credit Suisse, on the ... sidelines of the Summit on Financing African Economies in Paris.

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trusted allies

From London to Cairo, the entourage of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Illusions of reconciliation?

Côte d’Ivoire: With their reconciliation, what are Ouattara, Gbagbo and Bédié trying to achieve?

Autonomous state

Côte d’Ivoire’s sugar industry hopes to become self-sufficient in five years

trusted allies

From London to Cairo, the entourage of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris

Illusions of reconciliation?

Côte d’Ivoire: With their reconciliation, what are Ouattara, Gbagbo and Bédié trying to achieve?

Autonomous state

Côte d’Ivoire’s sugar industry hopes to become self-sufficient in five years

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sun king

Does Bob Marley still inspire African artists?

Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly are just two of the many African artists that have been inspired by late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley’s ... music.

gulf flows

Qatar to launch $2bn infrastructure fund for SSA

Qatar, which manages part of its sub-Saharan investments from Morocco, is creating a new investment fund, dedicated to financing infrastructure ... projects across the region.

Premier problem

Côte d’Ivoire’s PM Patrick Achi evacuated to France for medical tests

The Ivorian Premier Patrick Achi, 65, was allegedly evacuated to France for medical tests after suffering from fatigue. ...

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Gold Rush

Australian miner Perseus to press Côte d’Ivoire on Fimbiasso license

Perseus Mining CEO Jeff Quartermaine will fly from Australia to the Côte d’Ivoire next week hoping to persuade the country’s new minister ... for mines Thomas Camara to fast-track a license to exploit gold reserves at Fimbiasso.

Reform underway

France begins transfer of €5bn to BCEAO as part of CFA franc reform

France has begun the process of transferring €5bn to the accounts of the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO). Paris’ ... decision comes within the framework of the reform of the CFA franc, which will be replaced by the eco.

claiming compensation

Côte d’Ivoire: Can former president Gbagbo claim damages from the ICC?

He is now totally free. Acquitted definitively on 31 March by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent ... Gbagbo is now planning his return home from Brussels, where he lives.

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