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Spotlight FRANCE Issue dated 09/03/2016

Diawadoh, French PM Manuel Valls' African insider

Ibrahima Diawadoh N'Jim, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls' charismatic and well-connected unofficial advisor on Africa, is exploiting his network of relationships in Africa to help build Valls' international stature. West Africa Newsletter has the inside track on this influential aide. [...] (595 words)

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