Thursday 12 November 2026

Agriculture

Cashew: 309 motorcycles and 5 vehicles to strengthen agricultural advice and research

Recently, at the Abidjan South Regional Directorate of ANADER, in Marcory, a large batch of rolling stock actually changed hands. The objective is to give field agents and researchers the means to go faster, further and more often in contact with cashew producers, a strategic pillar of Ivorian agriculture.

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Industrial financing: ADCI alongside SMEs in the face of offers from the BNI

On August 12, 2026, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire (CCI-CI), the Agency for the Development and Competitiveness of Industries of Côte d'Ivoire (ADCI) took part in the presentation ceremony of financing offers from the National Investment Bank (BNI), intended for industrial SMEs and ETIs, as pa...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Commerce

Ivory Coast - Canada: trade reached nearly 500 billion CFA francs in 2025

Nearly $1.2 billion. This is the value reached in 2025 by trade between Ivory Coast and Canada. The figure was communicated by Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her working visit to Ivory Coast.

par Chalysa Brou
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Infrastructures

Yopougon: the challenge of new mobility is taking shape

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, in the premises of the Urban Mobility Authority in Greater Abidjan (AMUGA), a group of experts met to kick off a study called to redesign travel in the most populous of Abidjan's municipalities.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Local rice: Ivory Coast and Japan seal new pact for sustainable supply chains

The Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Bernard Comoé, recently signed, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture Bruno Nabagné Koné, the financing agreement for the Project to Promote Local Rice through Sustainable Supply Chains (PRORIL-CAD) with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

par Franck Oulaï
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Énergie

Electricity: Washington puts 171.65 billion CFA francs on Ivory Coast

The United States, via the Millennium Challenge Corporation, donated $300 million, or 171.65 billion CFA francs, to Côte d'Ivoire to modernize its electricity network and consolidate its status as a regional energy hub, for the benefit of millions of West African households.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Port modernization: San Pedro stands up for the future

The Autonomous Port of San Pedro has officially received a new handling machine of the latest generation, symbol of an assumed ambition to raise the seaside city to the rank of the most competitive port places in the sub-region.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Oil palm and coconut: Grand-Béréby launches the relaunch of the 2 sectors

The Ivorian Government is going on the offensive in two sectors that have long been neglected. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Productions, Bruno Nabagné Koné, launched the interim programme for the development of the oil and coconut palm sectors in Grand-Béréby on 31 July.

par Franck Oulaï
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Aérien

Civil aviation: Abidjan, future hub like Dubai

A team from the Directorate General of Air Transport (DGTA) spent a week in Dubai, at Emirates Airlines, to refine the Ivorian strategy which should transform Abidjan into a benchmark West African air hub. Reduced taxation on tickets, unrestricted baggage, direct flight under consideration. The negotiations held in Dub...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Mines

Mines: Ivory Coast is inspired by Botswana for an integrated mining industry

By concluding this first cooperation agreement in history, between the two countries in the mining and energy sectors, Côte d 'Ivoire shows its ambition to transform its geological wealth into a real engine of economic development, inspired by Botswana, an African benchmark in the management of mineral resources.

par Chalysa Brou
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Agriculture

Agriculture: the Academy of Hevea Trades is born

The leading African producer of natural rubber, Côte d 'Ivoire is embarking on a new stage in the development of its rubber sector. With the creation of a rubber trades academy, professionals want to train a skilled workforce to support industrial transformation and meet the new requirements of the global market.

par Chalysa Brou
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Agriculture

Digital Farming: Digital Farming School to open soon

A delegation from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) led by its Secretary General, Dr Palé Sié, and the Director General of the Digital Farming School, Dr Louis Koko, was recently received at the Office of Professor Adama Diawara, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. On...

par Mohamed Fofana
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