Spotlight | Angola, Ivory Coast
Lourenço and Ouattara forge new diplomatic and financial axis

Angolan President João Lourenço and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in 2017.
Angolan President João Lourenço and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in 2017. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP
After considering a close military alliance last year, Angola and Ivory Coast are stepping up their diplomatic and financial ties, to the extent of creating a real axis between the two leading powers of West and Central Africa. [...]
Published on 25.10.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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