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ECOWAS refurbishes three classrooms in Koffi-Badoukro

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ECOWAS handed over the keys to three refurbished classrooms at Koffi-Badoukro Public Primary School, in the Koun-Fao department of eastern Ivory Coast. The handover took place on 16 October 2026 to improve pupils’ learning conditions, the Ivorian Press Agency reports.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) handed over the keys on 16 October 2026 to three refurbished classrooms at Koffi-Badoukro Public Primary School, in the Koun-Fao department of eastern Ivory Coast, the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP) reports.

The refurbishment aims to improve pupils’ learning conditions, according to AIP.

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