Massere Toure goes to journalism school
Massere Toure, head of communication at the Ivorian presidency, was appointed on July 13 to the board of the ISTC [...]
Alassane Ouattara was known as a rigorous economist when he was deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but has left this reputation behind since becoming president of Ivory Coast in 2011, as this West Africa Newsletter special report illustrates. After having denounced the family-orientated not to say clan-style management of his predecessors, Henry Konan Bedie and Laurent Gbagbo, the former Central Bank of West African States governor has been steadily opening up the doors of the state, public sector companies and the Ivorian economy generally to close relatives, including his son in law, nieces, brother and stepson, and friends. The appointments he makes are generally decided on a discretionary basis. Whether they involve cocoa, import control, presidential affairs or communication, they allow members of his inner circle to play prominent roles in all the country’s major economic sectors.
Massere Toure, head of communication at the Ivorian presidency, was appointed on July 13 to the board of the ISTC [...]
Medical doctor Sega Sangare has been approached about becoming chairman [...]
The president has promoted Jean-Baptiste Soro, one of his main [...]
There is confusing overlap between the public and private sectors in Ivory Coast, particularly at ministerial level. [...]
Around 30 exporters have been exempted from paying certain taxes for the current cocoa season [...]
African presidents are particularly partial to finding jobs for their relatives, with the future firmly in mind. [...]
Two people close to Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara are developing rival Ebrie Lagoon transport services. [...]
Acting on the orders of President Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian agriculture [...]
Although he has pledged to take a clean broom to Ivory Coast’s institutions in his second term of office, Alassane Ouattara looks set to protect those closest to him. [...]
After the recent liquidation of GNI, Loix Folloroux, Dominique Ouattara’s son, has established a new entity designed to capture a percentage of Ivory Coast’s cocoa wealth. [...]
Ivorian business people close to Laurent Gbagbo have seen their fortunes decline since Ouattara was elected, while those close to the new regime are thriving. [...]
Ivory Coast’s administration has been particularly nepotistic since Alassane Ouattara came to power. Over the past three years, an uncle, a brother, nieces, a nephew, a son-in-law, and brother-in-laws of the president have all been given jobs either in the [. [...]
Businessmen who want to please Ivory Coast's first lady Dominique Ouattara gave generously during the gala evening in aid of her charitable foundation Children of Africa on March 14. [...]
Although he is the former deputy director general of the IMF and therefore supposedly the guarantor of a certain rigor, Alassane Ouattara has not hesitated to break with the transparency expectations of the Bretton Woods system. [...]
In both political and business circles Ivory Coast's most influential families are continuing to rule pretty smoothly. But who are they? [...]