French General Henri Poncet, centre, then commander of France's peackeeping forces in the Ivory Coast, arriving with troops ...

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All roads will lead to Abidjan Sofitel Hotel today where the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), fondly referred to as Africa’s ‘optimist-in-chief’, Akinwumi Adesina, PhD, will be celebrated ...