Téné Birahima Ouattara (Photocopie)

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...

No contests will take place in Kong or Odienné: Kong in the north-east will elect the sole candidate President Alassane Ouattara’s brother Téné Birahima Ouattara (nicknamed ‘Photocopie’ thanks to his resemblance to his brother)...