Training of Unit Commanders in Daloa: General Touré Apalo Calls for Excellence and Efficiency

Author: Adolphe ANGOUAPublished on: June 7, 2026Country: Côte d'Ivoire

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Training of Unit Commanders in Daloa: General Touré Apalo Calls for Excellence and Efficiency

Thirty-four gendarmerie officers from nine African countries (Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Senegal, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Ivory Coast) received their certificates on June 5, 2026 at the Toroguhé Gendarmerie School after five months of training. Corps General Apalo Touré presided over the ceremony and urged the new commanders to uphold integrity, responsibility, and exemplarity, warning them against corruption.

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