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Franck Kie

Franck is a corporate finance consultant and co-founder of the Future Africa Foundation which helps underprivileged children in Cote d’Ivoire through education and works to improve awareness about the environment. He is also the Country Chair for Cote d’Ivoire for Global Dignity, a non-profit organisation which promotes tolerance, respect and courage to young people in addition to being a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

Latest Articles by Franck Kie

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How the mutiny in Cote d’Ivoire escalated. On Friday, May 12th, 2017, what many observers feared after the January mutiny happened.
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The recent mutiny in Cote d’Ivoire has opened pandora’s box. A month after the unexpected mutiny in the army and public service servants’ strike that shook Cote d’Ivoire, the authorities are trying to resume control over the situation that deeply affected the peaceful image Cote...
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The next few months could be the most important in Cote d’Ivoire’s political history. As 2016 is drawing to an end, Cote d’Ivoire will be facing various electoral hurdles and will be making decisions that will shape the future and political landscape of the country for years to come.
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Here’s what the Abidjan attacks say about regional counterterrorism in West Africa. On Sunday March 13 2016, what many feared finally happened. A terrorist attack took place in Grand Bassam, a beach city located less than 40 kilometres from Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d’Ivoire.
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Here’s what you need to know about President Ouattara’s new cabinet. Since the announcement of the resignation of the government in Cote d’ivoire earlier this month, many local and foreign observers were expecting major changes in the government.
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Interview: Mr. Hamed Bakayoko Minister of Interior, Cote d’Ivoire. Following the presidential elections in Cote d’Ivoire and the re-election of President Ouattara, we had the opportunity to sit down with one of the key figures of the past elections, Hamed Bakayoko.
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Why President Ouattara’s re-election is set to bring more change to Cote d’Ivoire. As Cote d’Ivoire has announced the official results from the presidential elections, with incumbent President Ouattara, re-elected at the first round with around 80% of the vote, it’s important to recognise how the country has...