Thursday 12 November 2026

45 result(s) for “Africa West Industries”

Maritime

Gulf of Guinea: material reinforcement of the Ivorian Navy

To the National Naval Staff, the European Union and Portugal recently handed over two Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) and state-of-the-art equipment to Côte d 'Ivoire. This initiative, backed by the regional SWAIMS project, strengthens the fight against maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Énergie

Solar energy: Launch of Ferké Solar, 52 MWp power plant

In Ferkessédougou, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara inaugurated the Sokoro 2 solar power plant called Ferké Solar, with 52 megawatts-peak, on July 3, 2026. A new milestone in the national energy strategy, driven by the presidential desire for universal access to clean electricity.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

PAA and AGL reaffirm their strategic alliance

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) is strengthening ties with one of its historical partners. The Managing Director of the PAA, Kassoum Traoré, recently received the Chairman and CEO of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), Philippe Laborne.

par Franck Oulaï
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Environnement

Ecological transition: Côte d 'Ivoire focuses on more resilient cities

The ecological transition is no longer based solely on environmental policies. With the “Green Cities in Action for Africa” project, Côte d’Ivoire intends to mobilize international funding to sustainably transform its urban spaces and strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate risks. Receiving a delegation from the...

par Chalysa Brou
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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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Innovation

World AI Film Festival Africa: Ivory Coast to host 2027 edition

At VivaTech 2026, the Kaydan Group signed an exclusive franchise agreement with the EuropIA Institute to organize the World AI Film Festival Africa (WAiFF Africa) in Abidjan in early 2027. A global event on artificial intelligence and creative industries that will propel the Ivorian metropolis to the rank of film epice...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Agriculture: What the government plans for the transformation of the sector

How to strengthen food sovereignty and increase the added value created by Ivorian agriculture? It is to this equation that Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné provided answers by presenting the five projects deemed essential to support the modernization of the sector and consolidate its contribution to the national economy.

par Chalysa Brou
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Innovation

VivaTech 2026: Abidjan takes on the world of innovation

Côte d 'Ivoire will participate in the 10th edition of the Viva Technology World Fair, from 17 to 20 June 2026 in Paris, with an unprecedented delegation of 20 startups and 10 technology SMEs, who have come to wear the colours of the Ivorian innovation ecosystem.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Infrastructures

Prize: Fabrice Coulibaly, CEO of AGEROUTE, crowned Builder Trophy 2026

On the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), held from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Brazzaville, the Director General of the Road Management Agency (AGEROUTE), Fabrice Coulibaly, received the Builder Trophy during the Africa Road Builders - Babacar N'Diaye Trophy ceremony, initiate...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

Ivory Coast in the Top 10: industrialization on the move

The African Development Bank (AfDB) confirms the rise of industrial power in Côte d 'Ivoire. According to the Africa Industrialization Index 2025 (IIA 2025), Abidjan joins the closed circle of the ten most industrialized economies on the continent, with a score of 0.6173. A recognition that crowns years of structural r...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agenda

SIREXE 2026: Abidjan welcomes Africa's mines and energy for 5 days

From November 18 to 22, 2026, Abidjan will become the strategic crossroads of the African extractive sector. The International Exhibition of Extractive Resources and Energy (SIREXE) 2026 will be held under the theme: “Africa's mines, oil and energy meet in Abidjan”. This benchmark event will bring together political de...

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Briefs

Retail: CISC opens to new investors

The Distribution Company of Côte d'Ivoire (CDCI), a subsidiary of the Moroccan group Retail Holding, owner of the Label'Vie brand, announced, on May 18, 2026 in Abidjan, the entry of two new shareholders into its capital. These are the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financial arm of the World Bank Group d...

par Le rédaction
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