Thursday 12 November 2026

Investment

Ivory Coast - IDB: Baku seals a new course for the 2026-2030 NDP

On the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser. The institution confirmed its commitment to...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Abidjan: the Autonomous Port and shipowners rely on the fluidity of exchanges

In a context of increased maritime traffic, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and the Union of Consignees and Shipowners of Côte d 'Ivoire (UCACI) discussed the levers for improving the performance and fluidity of port services.

par Chalysa Brou
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Innovation

Digital: Starlink officially arrives in Côte d 'Ivoire in July 2026

Côte d 'Ivoire is entering the era of satellite internet. The Ivorian government has formalized the authorization granted to Starlink Network Civ, a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, to deploy its broadband internet services throughout the national territory from July 2026. A digital revolution that could transform the...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

International cooperation: Côte d 'Ivoire is a key partner for INTERREG MAC

At a meeting held in early June 2026 in Abidjan, the Ivorian authorities and the managers of the Madeira-Azores-Canaries INTERREG Programme (Mac) confirmed the country's involvement in ten major projects, representing a global investment of more than 25 million euros, or nearly 16 billion CFA francs. A recognition of t...

par Franck Oulaï
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Pêche

Fishing: Abidjan and Port-Louis seal the foundations of a strategic partnership

Côte d 'Ivoire and Mauritius are embarking on enhanced cooperation in the fields of fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy. On the occasion of an official visit to Mauritius in early June 2026, the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Sidi Tiémoko Touré, met with his Mauritian counterpart, Arvin Boolell Gos...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

INPHB-SACRI: a partnership to mechanize Ivorian agriculture

The École Supérieure d 'Agronomie (ESA) of the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) and the Société de Commerce et de Représentation Industrielle (SACRI), a specialist in agricultural equipment, recently formalized a specific agreement intended to train students and agri-preneurs in mechaniza...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Biochar: Côte d 'Ivoire has a production unit

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, inaugurated in Attinguié, in the PK 31 industrial zone, the first large-capacity commercial unit for the production of biochar from cashew hulls in Africa, carried by the Valency International group, on June 18, 2026. A technological feat that trans...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

Adzopé SEZs: Cap on 51,000 jobs and 225 billion CFA francs in investments

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Kalil Konaté, visited the site of the Adzopé Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this Wednesday, June 17, 2026. In the presence of local authorities, including Mayor Yolande Achi, this field visit made it possible to assess the progress of a colossal project spanning 432 hectares...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Agricultural digital transformation: ANADER receives 150 tablets

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 marked a decisive stage in the modernization of the Ivorian agricultural council. In the presence of the Minister Delegate for Food Productions, Bernard Kini Comoé, the National Agency for Rural Development Support (ANADER) received 150 digital tablets offered by the Food Value Chain Developmen...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Cocoa sector: Abidjan and Accra seal a historic alliance

Meeting on 16 June 2026 in Abidjan, Presidents H.E Alassane OUATTARA and H.E John Dramani Mahama took a decisive step in the refoundation of the global cocoa economy. At the end of the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Cocoa Côte d 'Ivoire-Ghana Initiative (ICCIG), the two Heads of State endorsed 5 structuri...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Port of San Pedro: Top 10 Africans, a historic performance

The San Pedro Autonomous Port rose to the 9th rank of the best performing container ports in Africa and 211th in the world, according to the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025, published on June 10, 2026 by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. A consecration which reflects a profound transformat...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Agriculture: What the government plans for the transformation of the sector

How to strengthen food sovereignty and increase the added value created by Ivorian agriculture? It is to this equation that Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné provided answers by presenting the five projects deemed essential to support the modernization of the sector and consolidate its contribution to the national economy.

par Chalysa Brou
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