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Ouattara flying off for diplomatic missions in the Vatican and UN

Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara is due to fly to the Vatican on 11 September to meet the pope, and following that he'll head to New York to attend the UN General Assembly. [...]

Published on 02.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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