Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

The Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to involve himself in various other political crises on the continent.
The Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to involve himself in various other political crises on the continent. © EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL / POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
A fierce enemy of Alassane Ouattara, the Guinea-Bissau president is seeking to rally his elder Congolese counterpart to his cause and exert an influence over the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast. [...]
Published on 12.11.2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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