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Issiaka Konaté

Issiaka Konaté is the Director-General for Ivorians Overseas.

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara (C), smiles and greets supporters as he arrives for a rally at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium, in Abidjan, on October 22, 2016 ahead of a referendum on the adoption of a new constitution that changes contentious rules on presidential eligibility.
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COMMENT: A senior Ivorian government official argues that President Alassane Ouattara is within his rights to run again

  • Issiaka Konaté
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