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Ivory Coast
Soro lands speaker’s job

Everyone thought that Guillaume Soro would not become speaker of the national assembly because at 39 he was a year too young to qualify for the job. But then Ouattara stepped in. [...]

Published on 15/03/2012 at 23:01 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
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Gaston Kone Ouassenan
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Ivory Coast
Soro simmers down

President Alassane Ouattara is under growing pressure from Henri Konan Bedie’s PDCI to honour his campaign promises and remove Guillaume Soro as prime minister.

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The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

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Soro lands speaker’s job

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Soro irked by Ouattara's silence over the ‘arms cache' affair

Ivory Coast
Will Soro meet Laurent Gbagbo in the Hague?

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Soro settles soldiers’ pay

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