French investing group Bolloré [1] [fr] made a donation of 6 electric buses to the University of Felix Houphouët Boigny at Cocody in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The first two buses were delivered on October 16 under great scrutiny from the Ivorian press and social media. In fact, the donation stirred a major controversy over the cost of the project, 1.2 billions CFA francs (about $2.5 million USD) and the putative agenda behind the “generous gift”. Ivorian blogger Yehnidjidji [2] wrote a blog post that summarizes all the reactions [3] [fr] to the project and various comments on social networks.
Gift from French Investing Group Bolloré to Ivorian University Stirs Controversy
· Written by Kanigui Translated by Lova Rakotomalala
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