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Undaunted Swiss women explorers face Komoe river perils
In Ivory Coast a group of 11 Swiss women and a man led by Henri-Maurice Bernay began a three week river expedition down the Komoe from Upper Volta to the Atlantic. Hippo attacks, broken boats, and food loss delayed their trip as they pressed on by road toward Abidjan to keep their planned dock arrival at Hotel Ivoire.
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Henri-Maurice Bernay
Switzerland
Africa
Komoe
Upper Volta
Bernay
Foulard
Say Kan N’da
Ivory Coast
Groumania
Abidjan
Sayman
Bouna
Hippo
Say Kan
Ivoire
Dernay