The Autonomous Port of Abidjan welcomed the MS Vista, flagship of the American company Oceania Cruises, 3 days ago. 242 metres long, this prestigious liner has dropped off 662 cruise passengers on the Ivorian quays to discover the riches of Côte d 'Ivoire. A stopover that illustrates the rise of Abidjan on internationa...
As part of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030, the government under the vision of the President of the Republic, H.E Alassane OUATTARA, plans the creation of an international airport in San-Pedro, in the southwest of the country, and an aerodrome in Bondoukou, in the east. These projects aim to open up strat...
Ivory Coast is preparing to write an unprecedented page in its contemporary railway history. Included in the National Development Program (PND 2026-2030), a High Speed Train (TGV) project linking Abidjan to Ferkessédougou over 640 kilometers is among the country's flagship infrastructures. Estimated at 1,000 billion...
A Brazilian delegation led by the Chargé d 'Affaires of the Embassy of Brazil in Côte d 'Ivoire, composed of Commander Anselmo, was received by the Acting Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, on 26 May 2026. This diplomatic meeting, held on the occasion of the stopover of the warshi...
The Acting Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré recently received a Belgian delegation composed of representatives of Enabel and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. These exchanges paved the way for strategic cooperation focused on ecological transition, digitalization and logistics performa...
Côte d 'Ivoire has just marked a major milestone in the international health arena. On 25 May 2026, in Geneva, Professor Mamadou Samba was elected Vice-President of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly. A distinction that places Abidjan at the he...
In the Poro region, an ambitious project is underway. The development and asphalting project of the Tioroniaradougou - Guiembé - Dikodougou - Boron axis, nearly 90 km long, promises to profoundly transform the living conditions and mobility of the populations of northern Côte d 'Ivoire. Between modernised roads, works...
As part of monitoring national water infrastructure, Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou, Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Health, led a field visit to the sites of the Bonoua 1 and 2 water treatment plants a few days ago. A descent carried out in the company of her Ministerial Cabinet, Madame Nabintou Cissé, Acting Director...
The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) is leading the project management of a structuring drinking water supply project in Guéyo, in the southwest of Côte d 'Ivoire. With a production capacity of 14,000 m³ per day, this infrastructure covers the needs of more than 30 localities. This progress...
A decisive step has been taken in the exploitation of the largest hydrocarbon deposit discovered in Côte d'Ivoire. The signing of the Final Investment Decision (DFI) by the ENI-PETROCI-VITOL Consortium commits an investment of 4 billion US dollars, for the third and final phase of the Baleine field, bringing the total...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding, marking a decisive transition from climate commitments to concrete action. This partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of sustainable, inclusive...
The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) contributed to the transformation of the road network in northern Côte d 'Ivoire, with the Dabakala-Kong road development and asphalting project. A structuring project of more than 108 km that promises to open up the Hambol and Tchologo regions.