WorldNews Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/aa20928734791b1e943f1e4030804a7b.jpgBy Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday named a close collaborator and former prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice-president, a new post created under a constitution approved by referendum late last year. The 73-year-old resigned as prime minister on Monday and will be replaced by Amadou Gon Coulibaly, a stalwart of Ouattara's RDR party, who had been serving as one of his senior advisers in the role of secretary-general of the presidency. The vice-presidency is seen by many in Ivory Coast as a vehicle to allow Ouattara to groom a successor for when he finishes his second and final term in 2020. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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