Ivory Coast’s $1.5 bln plan to restore forests, land
By Reuters
11 May 2022 |
5:25 am
At the start of a U.N. conference on desertification in Ivory Coast, President Alassane Ouattara has said the country wants to raise $1.5 bln to revive forests and land in the world's top cocoa producer.
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