Wednesday 11 November 2026

111 result(s) for “Transformation”

Industry

Industrialization: Congo draws on the Ivorian experience

On a courtesy and working visit to Abidjan, the Congolese Minister of Industrial Development, Michel Djombo Balombelly, came to be inspired by Ivorian policies. Local transformation, value chains, industrial areas, the office of his counterpart Kalil Konaté detailed a strategy that puts cocoa and cashew in the forefron...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Rice and corn: Abidjan courts Chinese Sinomach Hainan

Received on October 27 by Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné, the Chinese group Sinomach Hainan plans to establish itself in Ivory Coast in the rice and corn sectors. Seeds, mechanization, processing, a project which illustrates Abidjan's strategy to make private capital a lever for food sovereignty.

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Agricultural storage: Bruno Koné supports 108 warehouses and 60 silos to secure harvests

Recently received by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Mr. Bruno Nabagné Kone, Professor Justin Koffi, Director General of the Regulatory Authority for the Warehouse Receipts system (ARRE), presented 5 structuring projects. Their goal is to reduce post-harvest losses, better pay produc...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Briefs

Vivrier: Abidjan is courting Italian investors

Ivory Coast intends to make food crops a real magnet for capital. The Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Bernard Kini Comoé, chaired, on behalf of Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné, a round table with 24 Italian companies, at the Azalaï hotel. Some 16 opportunities were presented, including 13 in rice farming. T...

par La rédaction
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Investment

Investment: Abidjan in the viewfinder of Rome

Ivory Coast stands out as one of the priority countries of the Mattei Plan. Meeting in Abidjan on October 15, 2026, Italian investors requested government support to transform their interest into concrete projects in energy, agriculture and infrastructure.

par Chalysa Brou
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Briefs

Vivrier: Abidjan and Lisbon want to strengthen their agricultural cooperation

The Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Bernard Kini Comoé, received in audience Francisco-Xavier Graça Moura de Meireles, Portuguese Ambassador to Ivory Coast. The meeting focused on strengthening agricultural cooperation, with an emphasis on the food sector. Lisbon wishes to put its expertise in the devel...

par La rédaction
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Formation

Logistics: INP-HB, La Poste CI, EMSP and SES Management join forces for a center of excellence

Four partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Abidjan to create the African Center of Excellence in Logistics. The center must modernize and digitalize the logistics chains of La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire, stimulate research and training, and offer solutions adapted to the realities of the continent.

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Ivorian-Italian Forum: a win-win partnership to boost industrialization

Abidjan hosted the first Ivorian-Italian Investment Forum on October 15, 2026. Organized by The European House – Ambrosetti (TEHA Group) in partnership with the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Italy, this meeting focused on investment opportunities in agro-industry, infrastructure and energy. An envelope of 639 million eur...

par Chalysa Brou
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Agenda

National shea fair: the sector in the spotlight in Abidjan

The National Shea Fair will be held on October 13 and 14, 2026 at the Sofitel Ivoire hotel in Abidjan. For two days, this meeting will bring together all the players in a promising sector (producers, cooperatives, processors, industrialists, investors, public institutions and technical and financial partners). At the h...

par La rédaction
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Factories

Cashew: a 100,000-ton factory in sight, supported by the Chinese group Yitong

The Minister of Employment, Social Protection and Vocational Training, Adama Kamara, recently received a delegation from the Chinese group Yitong who came to present its cashew nut processing plant project in Ivory Coast. The unit, announced at 100,000 tonnes, promises 1,000 direct jobs. The Minister set a condition, n...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Cashew sector: Côte d'Ivoire and the CICC prepare for the future

The cashew sector seeks to strengthen its value chain and its contribution to the national economy. To this end, Minister Kalil Konaté received, on October 7, 2026, André Randjiekpon, executive secretary of the International Cashew Consultative Council (CICC). This meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the d...

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: IFC and Abidjan continue structuring value chains

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, received Josiane Kwenda, regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), on Tuesday October 6, 2026 in Abidjan. National champions, agribusiness, financial institutions and public-private partnerships were on the menu. The aim...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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