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A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

Notwithstanding frictions between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the rival Amal movement, business leaders from Lebanon, who are mostly Shi'ite, are carving themselves out a healthy niche in the local business market.Partnership - Contrary to persistent rumours, the major dispute [...] (595 words)

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IVORY COAST
Abdallah Sifaoui
African Development Bank
Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bedie
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Amal movement
Bouygues
Carrefour
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie libanaise de Cote d'Ivoire
Fakhry
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Fonds d'entretien routier
Grande Loge de Cote d'Ivoire
Hamed Bakayoko
Hassan Dakhallah
Hassan Hyjazi
Hassane Yao
Hezbollah
Hyjazi Group
Joseph Khoury
Kamal SARL
Laurent Gbagbo
Nicolas Srouji Etablissement
Nouvelle Clinique Farah
NSE-CI
Pierre Fakhoury
Pierre Fakhoury Operator
Prosuma
Saipa
Seklaoui
Siandou Fofana
Sucaf
Sucrivoire
Veolia
Vinci
Walid Zahreddine

Palace intrigues: Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nasser Bourita

Intrigues big and small. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. This week: Denis Sassou Nguesso takes a break in Turkey; Alassane Ouattara gets a third palace in Abidjan; Rabat upset over the twinning of the French town of Ivry with the district of Mijek in the Western Sahara. [...]

IVORY COAST Business 19/11/2021

Lidya Ludic venture threatens Abidjan-Pretoria relations

Lydia Ludic Côte d'Ivoire, a joint venture between the gambling and entertainment group Pefaco International and South African investors, has been paralysed by trench warfare between its shareholders and its management. [...]

IVORY COAST AFRICA Diplomacy 04/12/2019

Akinwumi Adesina and ADB to move into government premises

The president of the African Development Bank (ADB), Akinwumi Adesina, [...]

IVORY COAST Diplomacy 25/09/2019

Henriette Lagou to pull out of 2020 presidential race

A long-time ally of the former president Laurent Gbagbo, Henriette [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 25/09/2019

Alassane Ouattara short of space at palace

Works to extend the ‘Esplanade' presidential palace approved by Alassane [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 11/09/2019

Akinwuni Adesina rids himself of Ivorian director at ADB

On 4 September, the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara brought to an end the term of Moussa Dosso as Ivory Coast's [...]

IVORY COAST Business 11/09/2019

Another contract for Lionel Zinsou

Co-founded by the ex-president of the African Development Bank (ADB), [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 11/09/2019

Alassane Ouattara plays musical chairs with his security chiefs

The president has embarked on a major reshuffle that may see the PM's younger brother installed as head of the presidential special forces. [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 29/05/2019

Hamed Bakayoko facing legal action in France?

Admiral Celestin N'Guessan, the commander of the Ivorian navy, is under pressure from the legal representatives of the lawyer Yaya [...]

IVORY COAST Business 15/05/2019

Davy Attia inducted into the Grande loge de Cote d'Ivoire

After several years of trying in vain, Davy Attia, the [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 30/04/2019

Henri Konan Bedie forced to pack his bags

The tensions between Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bedie (‘HKB') [...]

IVORY COAST Diplomacy 10/04/2019

Israelis make comeback at lagoon

Active during Laurent Gbagbo's time in office, Israeli operators are re-emerging in Abidjan. [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 13/03/2019

General Ouattara jealously keeps control of army

Circumspect about the situation of his army, the president is reluctant to outsource military issues to the Ministry of Defence. Analysis. [...]

TUNISIA Business 07/02/2019

ONAS puts a block on national sewage treatment contract

The big national sewage network management contract, which national sewage treatment office ONAS had been due to put out to [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 30/01/2019

Jean-Marc Yace bestrides politics and business

58-year-old Jean-Marc Yace, the former Ivorian navy officer and current mayor of Cocody commune in Abidjan, has been acting as [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 30/01/2019

Basilica of Yamoussoukro in need of TLC

Inaugurated in 1990, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace [...]

IVORY COAST Business 16/01/2019

Bouygues batiment international-Setao to build University of Bondoukou

The consortium formed by Bouygues is tipped to win the [...]

IVORY COAST Energy 11/12/2018

Vantage helps Kadio-Morokro take back control of Petro Ivoire

Sebastien Kadio-Morokro, the managing director of distribution firm Petro Ivoire, [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 14/11/2018

Hamed Bakayoko the mediator

On 7 November, the Ivorian defence minister Hamed Bakayoko discreetly [...]

IVORY COAST Business 31/10/2018

Another gift for NSE

In early October, the Ivorian firm specialising in public construction [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 22/08/2018

The unstoppable Fakhoury

The man who has thrived under every Ivorian leader since Houphouet has been racking up the contracts and acquisitions. [...]

IVORY COAST Business 23/05/2018

More good news for NSE

Nicolas Srouji Etablissement (NSE) is securing one contract after another [...]

IVORY COAST Business 23/05/2018

China's CSCEC dashes Bouygues' hopes

The Chinese looks set to beat the French company to the contract for Abidjan's fourth bridge. [...]

IVORY COAST FRANCE Politics 23/05/2018

Ankara shakes Paris out of its complacency

Turkish businesses have mushroomed over the last five years and are becoming serious competitors to French operators. [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 09/05/2018

Bedie made to wait for his new abode

Henri Konan Bedie, known as HKB, is growing impatient over [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 25/04/2018

Grand Master Bakayoko's new temple

On 24 April, with their Grand Master Hamed Bakayoko leading [...]

IVORY COAST Energy 24/04/2018

Vitol accepts trims to save Gazelle project

Trader Vitol is about to close a deal with the [...]

GABON Business 21/03/2018

Veolia ponders its strategy against Gabon

The French company is envisaging legal action following the cancellation of its contract to manage SEEG. [...]

IVORY COAST Business 03/05/2017

Big hotel groups cozy up to Ouattara government

Whether international hotel groups open establishments in the country can depend a lot on their connections with the government. [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 08/06/2016

RDR party thrives in its illicit status

President Alassane Ouattara’s Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR) party is continuing [...]

IVORY COAST Politics 29/08/2012

Fakhoury’s reappearing act

President Alassane Ouattara has been touting the African Development Bank’s (ADB) return to Ivory Coast as a major sign that [...]

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IVORY COAST Politics 30/05/2012

Political parties struggle with change

Since the death of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993, the balance of power between Ivory Coast’s political parties has shifted. However President Alassane Ouattara’s Rassemblement des Republicains (RDR), the Parti Democratique de Cote d’Ivoire (PDCI), which was Ivory Coast’s sole [. [...]

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IVORY COAST FRANCE Politics 11/04/2012

Ouattara inherits real estate headache

As soon as Alassane Ouattara appointed him Ivory Coast’s ambassador to Paris in April 2001, Aly Coulibaly began taking an inventory of the country’s property assets in France. Far from being dealt with, Ivory Coast’s property affairs are nowhere near [. [...]

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IVORY COAST Politics 16/11/2011

French hold business reins

It's Ivory Coast's very own exception française. While the rest of Africa is rapidly going global, French interests still hold sway in French-speaking West Africa's economic powerhouse, undiminished by the arrival of Chinese and Indian investors. [...]

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IVORY COAST
Abdallah Sifaoui
African Development Bank
Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bedie
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Amal movement
Bouygues
Carrefour
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie libanaise de Cote d'Ivoire
Fakhry
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Fonds d'entretien routier
Grande Loge de Cote d'Ivoire
Hamed Bakayoko
Hassan Dakhallah
Hassan Hyjazi
Hassane Yao
Hezbollah
Hyjazi Group
Joseph Khoury
Kamal SARL
Laurent Gbagbo
Nicolas Srouji Etablissement
Nouvelle Clinique Farah
NSE-CI
Pierre Fakhoury
Pierre Fakhoury Operator
Prosuma
Saipa
Seklaoui
Siandou Fofana
Sucaf
Sucrivoire
Veolia
Vinci
Walid Zahreddine

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Palace intrigues: Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nasser Bourita

Lidya Ludic venture threatens Abidjan-Pretoria relations

Akinwumi Adesina and ADB to move into government premises

Henriette Lagou to pull out of 2020 presidential race

Alassane Ouattara short of space at palace

Akinwuni Adesina rids himself of Ivorian director at ADB

Another contract for Lionel Zinsou

Alassane Ouattara plays musical chairs with his security chiefs

Hamed Bakayoko facing legal action in France?

Davy Attia inducted into the Grande loge de Cote d'Ivoire

Henri Konan Bedie forced to pack his bags

Israelis make comeback at lagoon

General Ouattara jealously keeps control of army

ONAS puts a block on national sewage treatment contract

Jean-Marc Yace bestrides politics and business

Basilica of Yamoussoukro in need of TLC

Bouygues batiment international-Setao to build University of Bondoukou

Vantage helps Kadio-Morokro take back control of Petro Ivoire

Hamed Bakayoko the mediator

Another gift for NSE

The unstoppable Fakhoury

More good news for NSE

China's CSCEC dashes Bouygues' hopes

Ankara shakes Paris out of its complacency

Bedie made to wait for his new abode

Grand Master Bakayoko's new temple

Vitol accepts trims to save Gazelle project

Veolia ponders its strategy against Gabon

Big hotel groups cozy up to Ouattara government

RDR party thrives in its illicit status

Fakhoury’s reappearing act

Political parties struggle with change

Ouattara inherits real estate headache

French hold business reins

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