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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Army is Ouattara’s Achilles heel

The army mutiny by former Forces Nouvelles rebels which spread rapidly on November 18, with soldiers pouring out of barracks and erecting barricades in towns all over the country, offered a reminder of the shortcomings of the costly military reform [...]
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Hamed Bakayoko, a Ouattara follower who sticks with his friends

Minister of the Interior Hamed Bakayoko has been building up his contacts throughout a career which has seen him serve for 10 years without a break at the highest level of the Ivorian executive. He is an influential member of the RDR party and loyal friend of Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara and his wife and is seen today as one of the most influential figures in Ouattara's entourage.

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