Thursday 12 November 2026

219 result(s) for “Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine”

Agriculture

INPHB - Harvard: Ivory-Ghana cocoa at the heart of a scientific alliance

A delegation from Harvard University made an official visit to the Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro on Thursday, June 18, 2026. This meeting paves the way for a major academic and scientific collaboration around a research project on the effects of climate change on cocoa p...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Investment

Ivory Coast - Kuwait Fund: sealed agreement for Daloa Vocational High School

On the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, signed on behalf of the government a supplementary financing agreement with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KDEA). This ag...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Economic cooperation: Bordeaux looks to the Port of Abidjan

Representing 85% of Côte d 'Ivoire's trade, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan continues to attract the attention of the international business community. It is in this context that a delegation from the Builders' Club of the Bordeaux region was received by the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, as part of...

par Chalysa Brou
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Maritime

Abidjan: the Autonomous Port and shipowners rely on the fluidity of exchanges

In a context of increased maritime traffic, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and the Union of Consignees and Shipowners of Côte d 'Ivoire (UCACI) discussed the levers for improving the performance and fluidity of port services.

par Chalysa Brou
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Innovation

Digital: Starlink officially arrives in Côte d 'Ivoire in July 2026

Côte d 'Ivoire is entering the era of satellite internet. The Ivorian government has formalized the authorization granted to Starlink Network Civ, a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, to deploy its broadband internet services throughout the national territory from July 2026. A digital revolution that could transform the...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

International cooperation: Côte d 'Ivoire is a key partner for INTERREG MAC

At a meeting held in early June 2026 in Abidjan, the Ivorian authorities and the managers of the Madeira-Azores-Canaries INTERREG Programme (Mac) confirmed the country's involvement in ten major projects, representing a global investment of more than 25 million euros, or nearly 16 billion CFA francs. A recognition of t...

par Franck Oulaï
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Pêche

Fishing: Abidjan and Port-Louis seal the foundations of a strategic partnership

Côte d 'Ivoire and Mauritius are embarking on enhanced cooperation in the fields of fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy. On the occasion of an official visit to Mauritius in early June 2026, the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Sidi Tiémoko Touré, met with his Mauritian counterpart, Arvin Boolell Gos...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

PAA-SEMPA: a constructive dialogue for efficient port handling

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, received in audience, on June 18, 2026, a delegation from the Union of Handling Companies of the Ports of Abidjan and San Pedro (SEMPA), led by its President, Asta-Rosa Cissé. This meeting is part of the permanent consultation policy that the...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

NSIA Banque - BII: €30 million agreement signed for SMEs and female entrepreneurship

NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire and British International Investment (BII) have signed a loan agreement worth 30 million euros, intended to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as female entrepreneurship. This agreement marks an important step in strengthening the financing of the Ivorian real economy. T...

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Briefs

CEPICI: Women's entrepreneurship at the heart of IFOA

The Center for the Promotion of Investments in Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) participated in the first edition of the Women's Economic Fair (IFOA), an event dedicated to female entrepreneurship. This presence reflects the institution's desire to get closer to women entrepreneurs wherever they find themselves. Through its spec...

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Industry

Biochar: Côte d 'Ivoire has a production unit

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, inaugurated in Attinguié, in the PK 31 industrial zone, the first large-capacity commercial unit for the production of biochar from cashew hulls in Africa, carried by the Valency International group, on June 18, 2026. A technological feat that trans...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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