Automobiles Régie Renault S.A. was Renault's assembly operation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, active from 1978 to 1981 under the local representative Safar. Alongside assembling a range of Renault models from the R4 to the R16, the operation developed its own vehicle, the Bandama, from 1978. The Bandama was a rustic jeep-like vehicle based on the commercial version of the locally assembled Renault 4. Annual production reached as many as 150…