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France and Ivory Coast agree road funding package

France and Côte d'Ivoire have signed a financing deal worth US$206.46 million (€190 million) for the refurbishment of roads. This will form part of the French development aid programme. The funding will be directed towards rebuilding the Bouaké-Ferkéssédougou road and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny bridge in Abidjan. Under the terms of the debt restructuring programme the countries have agreed, France will receive money from Côte d'Ivoire and will then lend an equivalent amount.
November 6, 2015 Read time: 1 min
France and Côte d'Ivoire have signed a financing deal worth US$206.46 million (€190 million) for the refurbishment of roads. This will form part of the French development aid programme. The funding will be directed towards rebuilding the Bouaké-Ferkéssédougou road and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny bridge in Abidjan. Under the terms of the debt restructuring programme the countries have agreed, France will receive money from Côte d'Ivoire and will then lend an equivalent amount.

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