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ESL & Network hopeful Soro will sign on dotted line for 2020

The Parisian lobbying firm ESL has discreetly approached the ex-speaker of parliament Guillaume Soro in recent weeks to offer its services to him for his likely presidential run in October 2020. [...]

Published on 20/11/2019 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
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Direction de la cooperation de securite et de defense
Emmanuel Beth
ESL & Network
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Guillaume Soro
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African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

The days when Alpha Condé and Laurent Gbagbo would adopt the ideas of the French Parti Socialiste (PS) seem a distant memory. These days, French-speaking Africa is drawing inspiration from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign strategy, imitated and developed further by [.

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MP Bruno Fuchs' African network

The government-allied MoDem MP and former PR advisor, Bruno Fuchs, has been behind several African initiatives over the last year.

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Ivory Coast
Well-connected Col. Lacina receives promotion

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has promoted Colonel Doumbia Lacina, the commander of Ivory Coast's special forces, the FSI (Forces Speciales [...]

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Ivory Coast
Jefferson Waterman International faces challengers

The March 13 attacks in Grand Bassam have revived the rivalry between Paris and Washington, whose security point of view is relayed by the US lobbying firm.

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French military fatigues still in vogue

Despite France's revision of its defence agreements with various African nations and the scaling back of its permanent military bases on the continent, Africa remains fertile terrain for the French military. Scores of French officers, serving or retired, are engaged [.

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Ivory Coast
ESL & Network hopeful Soro will sign on dotted line for 2020

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Africa, France
MP Bruno Fuchs' African network

Ivory Coast
Well-connected Col. Lacina receives promotion

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Jefferson Waterman International faces challengers

Spotlight | Africa
French military fatigues still in vogue