Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara's French touch

Felix Houphouet-Boigny coined the term Françafrique, which he used positively to mean the close ties between France and its former colonies, and Ivory Coast's founding president always swore by his French advisors when making decisions and embarking on grand projects. [...]
Published on 08.09.2011 at 23:01 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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