Téné Birahima Ouattara (Photocopie)

This contest for prominence which has also involved the likes of former Prime Minister Patrick Achi Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara (nicknamed 'Photocopie' because of his striking resemblance to his brother the President) and even current Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will only be resolved at the next party conference for which no date is set...

Likewise the President's younger brother and defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara will face few difficulties in the northern Tchologo region which has seen a lessening of terrorist activity since the government sent more troops to the border with Burkina Faso and campaigned to regain the trust of the population...

Following months of diplomacy including mediation by Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé and the visit to Bamako of Ivorian defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara – brother of president Alassane – their release was a signal of restored goodwill...

The President's omnipresent younger brother Téné Birahima Ouattara aka 'photocopie' was widely rumoured to be anointed his brother's dauphin after the deaths of Ouattara's first two choices Amadou Gon Coulibaly and Hamed Bakayoko but it was not to be (AC Vol 62 No 6 Many shoes to fill)...

The official opening on 10 June gathered together French ambassador Jean-Christophe Belliard Ivorian Defence Minister and presidential younger brother Téné Birahima Ouattara and Prime Minister Patrick Achi...

The end could come quicker still however if the wild speculation turns out to be true: that Ouattara may be grooming his younger brother Téné Birahima Ouattara aka 'Photocopie' because of their physical resemblance to succeed him (AC Vol 61 No 14 Crisis summit as insurgents head south)...

One year after his appointment former National Security Council member Alain-Richard Donwahi stays on at Defence while presidential brother Téné Birahima Ouattara nicknamed 'Photocopie' stays at Presidential Affairs and retains his parliamentary seat in the family fief of Kong...

CopycatFirst signs of change came just before the election when reports suggested that Ouattara was preparing a new security and intelligence-gathering system to be run by his younger brother Téné Birahima Ouattara (also known as 'Photocopie') and himself...

With the president's wife Dominique Ouattara his brother Téné Birahima Ouattara (known as 'Photocopie' because he's so like his brother) and other members of his family in business and politics complaints abound that the Ouattara clan is turning Côte d'Ivoire into a family business...