Ouattara, considered one of France’s closest allies in the region, has balanced maintaining ties with Paris and responding to growing domestic calls for Ivorian independence. “There is a ...

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While one of the deals was signed with France's Naval Group, the larger of the two contracts was signed with Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.