The normally placid holiday season is the scene of frantic government activity. The reasons are ADO and the IMF. The scandal over the embezzlement of 18 billion CFA francs of European Union aid money (AC Vol 40 No 14) has helped reduce the government's cash to fight off Alassane Dramane Ouattara's presidential challenge.
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