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Ivory Coast's Prime Minister, Robert Beugre Mambe, waves as he walks alongside Minister of Petroleum, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, during the inauguration of a new quay of state oil company Petroci in Abidjan, in June 2025.
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister, Robert Beugre Mambe, waves as he walks alongside Minister of Petroleum, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, during the inauguration of a new quay of state oil company Petroci in Abidjan, in June 2025.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Africa CorrespondentLondon
Published 21 July 2025, 03:56Updated 21 July 2025, 03:56
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