Tuesday 10 November 2026

Africa

Public finances: Abidjan and Conakry bring their management methods closer together

Received in Abidjan on Thursday October 8, 2026, the Guinean Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, Mariama Ciré Sylla, spoke with her Ivorian counterparts Souleymane Diarrassouba (Plan and Development) and Adama Coulibaly (Economy, Finance and Budget). On the menu of discussions: planning, public investments, projec...

par Franck Oulaï
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Simandou 2040: Guinea arms its SMEs to win markets

November in Conakry will not be a month like any other for Guinean entrepreneurship. Banks, Fintech and small businesses will meet there for a major national first, the SME and Banking Show of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), while the government increases signals in favor of the private sector.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Ivory Coast: State visit of H.E Mamadi DOUMBOUYA

The President of the Republic, H.E Mamadi DOUMBOUYA set foot on the tarmac of Abidjan, on September 11, 2026, for a 48-hour state visit. Welcomed with honors by the President of the Ivorian Senate Kandia Camara, the Guinean Head of State sealed, alongside the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane OUATTAR...

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World

Côte d 'Ivoire - CTBTO: a framework agreement for global nuclear surveillance

Côte d'Ivoire is taking a decisive step in its commitment to peace and nuclear non-proliferation. Minister of State Nialé Kaba and the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, initialed a bilateral cooperation framework agreement last Friday. This text for...

par Mohamed Fofana
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UEMOA: Côte d 'Ivoire confirms its leadership with 85% of reforms implemented

The 11th political review of UEMOA community reforms dedicated Abidjan as a showcase for regional integration. Held less than a week ago, under the chairmanship of Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, representing the Minister of Economy, and in the presence of the President of the Commissi...

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Simandou 2040: Guinea wooing the financial markets with Bloomfield

The Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency and President of the Strategic Committee of Simandou 2040, Djiba Diakité, received Stanislas Zézé, CEO of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, the first African financial rating agency, a few days ago. At the heart of the exchanges, the improvement of Guinea's sovereign...

par Mohamed Fofana
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African Aviation: AFDB invests $7 billion to boost the sector

On the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, a strategic letter of agreement between the pan-African institution and the Federal Government of Nigeria marked the official launch of a $7 billion continental program. Called the Integrated Africa Aviation Transformation Programme...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Guinea: a $1.68 billion alumina refinery

The Guinean State is taking a decisive step in its policy of local transformation of mineral resources. The signing of a strategic agreement with the Chinese giant Chalco Guinea Company for the construction of an alumina refinery in Boffa marks a key step in the realization of the Simandou 2040 program, which aims to m...

par Franck Oulaï
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Ghana - Canada: Tema, Africa's Future Green Aviation Fuel Hub

The Ghanaian government has just taken a decisive step towards the energy transition. A few days ago, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian firm Portage Energy Group Inc. This unprecedented partnership aims to transform Tema's municipal waste into sustainable...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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World

Singapore: Rain as Energy

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a system that can turn simple raindrops into electricity. Published last year in the scientific journal ACS Central Science, this discovery is based on a novel flow principle and opens a new path for renewable energy, especially in tropical region...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Morocco - IFC: a €190 million megaproject to reinvent phosphogypsum management in Jorf Lasfar

The Moroccan group OCP is preparing to take a decisive step in the sustainable management of its industrial by-products, particularly phosphogypses, with the financial support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). A colossal investment that aims to transform an environmental constraint into a strategic lever.

par Franck Oulaï
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Morocco - Automotive: Ningbo Gaofa chooses Morocco for its first industrial leap out of China

Morocco is the preferred destination for Chinese automotive equipment giant Ningbo Gaofa, which plans to install its very first international production base there. A strategic choice that confirms the Kingdom's status as a key automotive hub between Africa and Europe.

par Mohamed Fofana
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