Tuesday 10 November 2026

Transport

Abidjan: the European Union bets 3 million euros on the lagoon

Abidjan lagoon transport wants to find its breath again. The Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Amadou Koné, recently announced a donation of 3 million euros (approximately 1.96 billion FCFA) from the European Union. It must finance 13 lagoon stations and 25 water buses, and is part of a sustainable mobility s...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Transport

Urban mobility: IDB working visit to AMUGA

A delegation from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) recently reviewed the Abidjan Sustainable and Integrated Mobility Project (PMDIA) at AMUGA headquarters. On the menu, the progress of the construction site and a new project incorporating a lagoon component.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Transport

Lagoon transport: AMUGA relies on Dutch expertise

The Urban Mobility Authority in Greater Abidjan (AMUGA) is continuing its discussions to build an integrated, multimodal and sustainable transport system. The restructuring of the lagoon network, the pillar of this strategy, is now enriched by exchanges carried out in the Netherlands with specialized players in the mar...

par Franck Oulaï
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Transport

Renewal of the artisanal park: the countdown is on

The end of June 2026 represents a turning point for thousands of municipal and gbaka taxi drivers in Abidjan. Today marks the official launch of the filing of the carriers selected for the pilot phase of the artisanal transport fleet renewal program, a pivotal stage of the Abidjan Urban Mobility Project (PMUA).

par Mohamed Fofana
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Transport

BRT Yopougon-Bingerville: observation of significant progress by the World Bank and AFD

A joint delegation from the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD), accompanied by the Director General of the Urban Mobility Authority in Greater Abidjan (AMUGA), Romain Kouakou, and the main project stakeholders, recently made a field visit to the Yopougon-Bingerville Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Transport

Ivory Coast: 2 new international airports for the country

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...

par Franck Oulaï
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Transport

Mobility: a 640 km TGV to revolutionise the economy

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...

par Mohamed Fofana
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