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...
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.
Minister Kalil Konaté recently granted an audience to the promoters of the Ivory Steel and B5 Groups, who are the bearers of a 110 billion CFA francs investment project aimed at providing Côte d 'Ivoire with leading metallurgical and pharmaceutical infrastructures. An initiative hailed by the government as a major leve...
The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently handed over agricultural inputs and equipment to rice producers in Subiakro (Yamoussoukro), in his capacity as sponsor of the ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Kini Comoe Bernard. This allocation of 300...
Côte d 'Ivoire and Ghana, which together control nearly two-thirds of the world's cocoa production, held the 7th meeting of their joint steering committee on June 15, 2026 in Abidjan. At the heart of the debates, the improvement of producers' incomes and the construction of a united front to weigh more on a global mark...
On the sidelines of the 17th International Forum on Investment and Infrastructure Construction (IICF), which was held from June 10 to 12, 2026 in Macao, China, the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, alongside the Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Hien Yacouba Sié, h...
Songon M'Brathé is set to become a major new tourism hub in Côte d 'Ivoire. On Friday, June 12, 2026, the official launch of Oriental Park marked a turning point in Abidjan's inclusive tourism policy. A structuring project that focuses on youth employment and local development.
West African patients suffering from severe heart rhythm disorders will no longer have to travel abroad for treatment. A new therapeutic option is now available in Abidjan. The Abidjan Cardiology Institute successfully carried out the first ablation of atrial fibrillation in sub-Saharan Africa, a procedure recognized f...
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, announced on Thursday, June 11, 2026 the deployment of 14 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across the country's districts, as well as the creation of industrial zones in the 31 regions to develop the national agricultural potential. An ambitious roadma...
As part of the monitoring of public health policies, the Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Sanitation, Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou, visited the headquarters of the National Waste Management Agency (ANAGED) 3 days ago. This working visit aimed to assess the state of household waste collection and to stimulate a new dyn...
The Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Living Environment, Moussa Sanogo, defended Tuesday, June 9, 2026, before the Senate Committee on Research, Technology and the Environment meeting at the FHB Foundation in Yamoussoukro, a bill amending the 2019 Construction and Housing Code. Adopted unanimously, this text str...
The Interregional Maritime Security Institute (ISMI) of Yopougon-Niangon recently officially opened the very first regional center dedicated to civilian drone professions in West and Central Africa. Abidjan has thus established itself as a pioneer in training for professional civilian drones.
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