Yamoussoukro

American

[yah-muh-s-oo-kroh] / ˌyɑ məˌsˈu kroʊ /

noun

a city in and the capital of the Ivory Coast, in the S central part.

Yamoussoukro British

/ ˌjæmʊˈsuːkrəʊ /

noun

the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, situated in the S centre of the country. It replaced Abidjan as capital in 1983. Pop: 468 000 (2005 est)

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Malian trucks load up at Yamoussoukro or Abidjan and then cross the border via Tengrela or Pogo, travelling under military escort once inside Mali until their arrival in Bamako.

From Barron's

A night-time curfew was in place on Friday and Saturday in the Yamoussoukro region, where the political capital is located.

From Barron's

Dancing on stage during rallies in front of thousands of supporters in the political capital, Yamoussoukro, he has taken to doing judo moves to show he is "ready for the job and full of energy".

From BBC

"Our democracy does not need violence to express itself," Ouattara said as he took his campaign to the capital, Yamoussoukro, on Tuesday.

From Barron's

Having finished as runners-up two years later before coming third in 2000, following their semi-final defeat by Nigeria in Lagos, Bafana Bafana failed to get past the quarter-finals again on three subsequent occasions until beating Cape Verde on penalties in Yamoussoukro on Saturday.

From BBC

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