Four days before he was named Ivorian prime minister on 16 October, Robert Beugré Mambé was enjoying a quiet stay in Paris, a world away from the media exposure he has since enjoyed. No one was more surprised he was when Alassane Ouattara offered him the job as a reward for more than a decade of loyalty to the president. His profile contrasts with his two predecessors, Hamed Bakayoko and