Bouaké is getting a little closer to its dream of a major goods crossroads. Indeed, the technical studies of its future logistics platform recently reached a decisive stage. The session was chaired by Dioman Coné, Chief of Staff of Minister Amadou Koné, also mayor of Bouaké. He insisted on the special attention that the Minister pays to this structuring project. “This platform will offer numerous opportunities to the populations of Bouaké, its region and, beyond, to all Ivorians,” he said. Experts from the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD), responsible for the study, presented their conclusions.They were addressed to members of the Cabinet, the Directorate of Planning, Statistics, Foresight and Programs (DPSPP), as well as representatives of Enabel and Expertise France. This concerns in particular the interconnection of the platform with the motorway and the rail network, in order to streamline the movement of goods. The participants also examined its articulation with other projects such as the Freight Exchange, the Truck Call System, the San Pedro industrial zone and the TGV project. The project responds to a national logic. The National Development Plan sheet aims to provide Bouaké with modern and integrated infrastructure, to relieve congestion in the autonomous port of Abidjan and streamline supply chains.It plans to start in 2027 and end in 2030. A BNETD study also highlights the position of the city, a crossroads to Burkina Faso and Mali, with the objective of reducing logistics costs.

The BNETD is committed to submitting a revised version of the APS no later than November 21 2026, taking into account the comments made. Its validation will open the launch of the Detailed Draft.