Ivory Coast's Ouattara Names ex-PM as Vice President

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara named former prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice president, a new post created under a constitution approved by referendum late last year. Duncan, 73, an economist, has served in posts at the West African central bank and as finance minister and is among Ouattara's closest long-time collaborators. He resigned as prime minister on Monday. "This is a person of experience, a great servant of the state, who has demonstrated his...

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