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Ivory Coast
Hamed Bakayoko puts his stamp on government

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Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko.
Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko. © Legnan Koula/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Installed as prime minister since July, Hamed Bakayoko has upended standard protocol by demoting several ministers seen as close to his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly just weeks ahead of an eagerly awaited reshuffle.

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