To protect the north of his country against terrorist attacks, President Alasane Ouattara has decided to turn his back on France, recognized as his “privileged partner” to order equipment in two Asian countries. Here are the reasons!
Alassane Ouattara deploys major means to ensure the integrity of the national territory in the face of the terrorist threat in the north. It is for this reason, we learn from colleague Jeune Afrique, that he placed orders for hyper-sophisticated war equipment. The surprise is that the Ivorian State has done without France, which is said, rightly or wrongly, to be its “privileged partner”.
The (Ivorian) authorities turned to Beijing, tired of waiting for the entire delivery of ten (10)…
Indeed, specifies the colleague, Côte d’Ivoire has placed a major arms order in Israel which has already delivered half. Since the other half of the equipment is slow to arrive, Alassane Ouattara favors China over France for a question of timing. “The (Ivorian) authorities have turned to Beijing, tired of waiting for the entire delivery of the ten (10) Israeli aircraft ordered since the end of 2021.
Five MD-500s and five Agustas (Israelis) have already been received and used during the surveillance mission during the African Cup of Nations (CAN). An Airbus H15 civil helicopter was delivered on lease. The Israelis should also provide armored vehicles and light weapons, including precision rifles,” adds Jeune Afrique.
Mr. Ouattara prefers China and Israel for speed in respecting delivery times than France. Furthermore, you should know that if the Ivorian Head of State placed all these orders for weapons, helicopters and armored vehicles, it is because this was decided by the National Security Council (CNS) whose he is the president.
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