Wednesday 11 November 2026

89 result(s) for “Zones économiques spéciales”

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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Énergie

Tongon solar power plant: the Ivorian bet at 33 billion CFA francs

Announced to power 300,000 souls, the Tongon solar power plant project in M’Bengué amounts to 33 billion CFA francs for a capacity of 52 MWp. This plant will strengthen national electricity production when it is commissioned, scheduled for mid-2028.

par Chalysa Brou
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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

Lagoon pollution: Abidjan partners with the Italian Institute for Asia

The Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition recently signed a partnership agreement with the Italian Institute for Asia (ISIA), represented by its secretary general, Domenico Palmieri. The ceremony was held in the presence of Professor Hyacinthe Sarassoro. The text was initialed on the Ivorian side by Min...

par La rédaction
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Investment

Ivory Coast - EU: Minister Dr Diarrassouba wants to turn announcements into achievements

Before the Delegation of the European Union and the ambassadors of its Member States, the Minister of Planning and Development formulated his expectations on 21 October 2026 in Abidjan. Joint monitoring of announcements, alignment with the Plan and acceleration of Global Gateway conventions, it calls for concrete resul...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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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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Hydraulique

Drinking water and real estate: ONEP and CNPCCI seal an alliance

The National Office for Drinking Water (ONEP) and the National Chamber of Licensed Developers and Builders (CNPCCI) recently signed a partnership agreement. The agreement aims to anticipate the water needs of current and future real estate programs, through better coordination between water stakeholders and those invol...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

Yamoussoukro: 21 buildings for 420 housing units

Yamoussoukro is taking a new step in its urban development. The Prime Minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, launched work on a program of 420 social and economic housing units on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in the Morofé Résidentiel district, near the Notre-Dame de la Paix Basilica. The project includes 21 R+4 type buildings,...

par La rédaction
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Apiculture

Beekeeping sector: a potential that is still underexploited

The beekeeping industry attracts the attention of public authorities. According to the Ministry of Commerce, it can support Ivorian agricultural diversification, create new rural income and open up export opportunities.

par Chalysa Brou
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Élevage

Animal economy: Abidjan wants to mobilize 2,300 billion CFA francs

Ivorian livestock breeding is entering a new phase of structuring. The government and its partners want to transform the constraints of the sector into investment opportunities, with an announced objective of more than 2,300 billion CFA francs.

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

Ivory Coast-Italy: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti sets up shop in Abidjan

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently received the Ambassador of Italy, Roberta Di Lecce, and the Director of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Riccardo Rossi Van Lamsweerde. The Italian financial institution, armed arm of the Mattei Plan on the continent, has just opened an office in...

par Mohamed Fofana
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