Your account has been succesfully created.
EN FR
Scroll through edition

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m

Former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
Former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. © Studio Pachamama / Preto Perola - Olena Holubova - JB / Alamy / Issouf SANOGO / AFP
The Hôtel de Masseran, acquired by former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1978, has been discreetly put up for sale. The world's richest man, LVMH boss Bernard Arnault, has already visited the sumptuous Paris townhouse and some Gulf nabobs are also interested. [...]
Published on 08.06.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Paul Deutschmann, Joan Tilouine
Business

Set up email notifications for these topics

Further reading

In Focus | Ivory Coast, Mali
Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

One of the factors behind the sharp decline in Ivorian-Malian relations is a mining contract worth over $1bn signed in October 2021 between a German group and a Malian firm. Africa Intelligence has followed the politically charged financial trail that leads from Berlin to Rabat, and Dubai to Bamako, under which lurks the shadow of Russian interests and those of the Ivorian opposition leader Guillaume Soro.

LogoSubscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 21.11.2022
A mining contract worth more than $1bn may be at the heart of rising tensions between Bamako and Abidjan.

Set up email notifications for these topics

  1.  Home  
  2.  West Africa 
  3.  Abidjan puts former Ivorian president's Paris mansion on the market for €150m 
Business

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!