Benjamin M’Bouke Bessi, former boss of Cémoi in Abidjan, heads new Côte d’Ivoire cocoa company
The businessman is returning to his favourite sector after a foray into politics. He was a candidate in the Côte d’Ivoire presidential election of 2020.
21/03/2022 at 16h56, by Africa Business+
Benjamin M’Bouke Bessi has taken over the management of a recently created company, the Cocoa Trading Corporation (CTC). His arrival marks the return to the business world of the man who had been the boss of the Côte d’Ivoire branch of the French industrial group Cémoi for several years.
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