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West Africa : WAEMU in midst of Abidjan-Ouagadougou tug of war

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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (left) and his Burkinabé counterpart Ibrahim Traoré.

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (left) and his Burkinabé counterpart Ibrahim Traoré. © S. Kambou/AFP/M. Tereshchenko/Tass/Zuma/MaxPPP

Serious tensions between Alassane Ouattara and Ibrahim Traoré are paralysing the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The Ivorian president is steadfastly against Burkina Faso taking the head of the organisation's council of ministers, which is expected to meet on 11 July. [...]

Published on 04/07/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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