In Focus | Ivory Coast
Tidjane Thiam secret phone tap agitates Ouattara's inner circle

As the Franco-Ivorian banker sets his sights on the leadership of the PDCI opposition party, a recording made by Ivorian intelligence in 2020 has resurfaced in Alassane Ouattara's inner circle. It's a delicate matter which Emmanuel Macron is mixed up in. [...]
Published on 10.11.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes
From left to right: former president Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian banker Tidjane Thiam, French president Emmanuel Macron, and current head of state Alassane Ouattara.
From left to right: former president Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian banker Tidjane Thiam, French president Emmanuel Macron, and current head of state Alassane Ouattara. © Studio Pachamama//Legnan Koula/Ennio Leanza/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP//Sia Kambou/AFP//PhotoPQR/Sud Oouest/MaxPPP//Vkulieva/Istock
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