Ivory Coast will create a panel to monitor the execution of close to $6 billion of projects in the West African nation, according to a government spokesman.

While the country and its continental peers are benefiting from Beijing-backed investment for the provision of much-need infrastructure, China’s growing influence has also generated complaints about its preference for loans and the use of its own nationals to work on the projects.

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