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Lidya Ludic venture threatens Abidjan-Pretoria relations

Lydia Ludic Côte d'Ivoire, a joint venture between the gambling and entertainment group Pefaco International and South African investors, has been paralysed by trench warfare between its shareholders and its management. [...]

Published on 19/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
Cyril Ramaphosa
Grande Loge de Cote d'Ivoire
Hamed Bakayoko
Kevan Azzopardi
Lydia Ludic Côte d'Ivoire
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René Le Henri

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Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Ouattara will be jetting around the country campaigning for a third mandate on a plane belonging to banking and building king Mahamadou Bonkoungou.

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A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

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Secret services fight it out as Ouattara’s looks on

Nine months after an attack that claimed 19 lives in the resort town of Grand Bassam near Abidjan the anti-terrorist fight seems just as disorganized as ever in Ivory Coast. While waiting for an overhaul in intelligence agencies promised by [.

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Cyril Ramaphosa
Grande Loge de Cote d'Ivoire
Hamed Bakayoko
Kevan Azzopardi
Lydia Ludic Côte d'Ivoire
Pefaco International
René Le Henri

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Ivory Coast
Lidya Ludic venture threatens Abidjan-Pretoria relations

In Focus | Africa
The sensational rise and spectacular fall of Pefaco casino and hotels

Ivory Coast, South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa's busy schedule in Abidjan

West Africa
Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

Ivory Coast
Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Secret services fight it out as Ouattara’s looks on