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| Côte d'Ivoire - Prime Minister Patrick Achi |
About
Patrick Achi is a key adviser and potential successor to Côte d’Ivoire’s president, Alassane Ouattara, who named him prime minister in March 2021.
Achi has had a long career in politics, starting as an adviser in 1997. Three years later, he became minister of infrastructure, a post he held until 2010. He was elected to Parliament in 2011.
Achi has served as the president’s general secretary and campaign director, and he helped Outtara win a third term in 2020, although the country’s constitution limits a president to two terms. The election was marred by violence; at least 50 people died.
Political Career
- Prime Minister (March 2021 - present)
- Member of Parliament (2011-present)
- Minister for Economic Infrastructure (2000-2010)
Leaked Details in the Pandora Papers
In 1998, while an adviser to Côte d’Ivoire’s minister of energy, Achi became the owner of a company based in the Bahamas, Allstar Consultancy Services Ltd., leaked documents show. Those records do not state the company’s purpose or report any assets.
Achi owned the company’s shares through a trust arrangement, which meant that his name was not recorded on official documents, obscuring his ownership. Achi created the company through a London-based offshore specialist and, in 2006, transferred management of the company to the Bahamas office of the law firm Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (Alcogal). In 2006, Alcogal became the registered agent of Allstar Consultancy Services Ltd.
Achi did not respond to ICIJ’s repeated requests for comment. ICIJ also did not receive a response to questions sent to Achi’s advisers.
Secrecy Broker
1. Alcogal
Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee, or Alcogal, is a go-to offshore provider for top politicians and elites in Latin America and beyond. Founded in Panama, the firm has ties to nearly half of all the politicians whose names appear in the Pandora Papers leak. Here are some of the top political figures involved.
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