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West Africa

Côte d’Ivoire clears takeover of BNP subsidiary

Cote d’Ivoire’s government has authorized a consortium led by the nation's national investment bank to take over the majority stake in the local BNP Paribas subsidiary. The deal will see Ivory Coast's national investment bank, the national social insurance fund,…

Chad delays elections by two years

Chad has adopted resolutions that push back democratic elections by two years and allow interim leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby, to stay in power and be eligible to run for president in the eventual vote. The decisions have dismayed some opposition…