United States Embassy (Abidjan)

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian First Lady Rewarded for Her Engagement to Fight Child Labor

23 July 2012

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A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 11) says that the U.S.-based World Cocoa Foundation has granted an award to Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara for "her campaign against child labor." Mrs Ouattara received the award during her visit last week to Washington, the report says.

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