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IVORY COAST Ports and airports Issue dated 12/10/2020

Ouattara U-turns in mid-campaign to award airport contract to Bouygues

Abidjan airport.
Abidjan airport. © abidjan-aeroport.com
With the presidential election just weeks away and the contract seemingly already in the bag for China Railway, the Ivorian president has in the end decided to award the contract to extend Abidjan airport to France's Bouygues. [...] (296 words)
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The French economy minister Bruno Le Maire and the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 30 April 2021.
The French economy minister Bruno Le Maire and the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 30 April 2021. © Legnan Koula/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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A campaign poster for Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, 15 October, 2020.
A campaign poster for Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, 15 October, 2020. © LEGNAN KOULA/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP
IVORY COAST 02/11/2020

Economy a double-edged sword in Ouattara's election campaign 

Campaigning for a third term in office, Alassane Ouattara has made great play of the country's economic growth and its respect for the conditions set by the IMF. The economic indicators he is using, however, are still being processed and could turn out less favourable than the Ivorian president imagines. [...]
Alassane Ouattara and Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Borgia during the unveiling ceremony of the commemorative stamp of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ivory Coast and the Vatican.
Alassane Ouattara and Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Borgia during the unveiling ceremony of the commemorative stamp of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ivory Coast and the Vatican. © Ivory Coast Presidency Ivory Coast Presidency
IVORY COAST 24/09/2020

Alassane Ouattara awaits Pope Francois' crucial choice for Ivory Coast's next cardinal 

The Ivorian president has come in for criticism from Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa for deciding to run for a third term in office. With Kutwa due to retire as cardinal next year, Ouattara is worrying that Pope Françis may name an even more outspoken prelate in his place. [...]

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