Thursday 12 November 2026

30 result(s) for “Capital Connect”

Investment

Ivory Coast - IDB: Baku seals a new course for the 2026-2030 NDP

On the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser. The institution confirmed its commitment to...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

Banque UBAE eyes the Ivorian market

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently received in Abidjan a delegation from the Italian Bank UBAE led by its President, Othoman Mohamed Alnousri. This meeting marks a concrete interest of the Italian financial institution in the opportunities offered by Côte d'Ivoire. Founded in...

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Environnement

Waste management: Minister Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou visits ANAGED

As part of the monitoring of public health policies, the Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Sanitation, Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou, visited the headquarters of the National Waste Management Agency (ANAGED) 3 days ago. This working visit aimed to assess the state of household waste collection and to stimulate a new dyn...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

Apes 2026: SOGEDI advocates for industrial investment

The Société de Gestion et de Développement des Infrastructures Industrielles (SOGEDI) marked its presence at the 3rd edition of the Abidjan Private Equity Summit (apes), held on 4 and 5 June 2026 in Abidjan. A participation that illustrates SOGEDI's desire to be resolutely part of contemporary dynamics of financing and...

par Franck Oulaï
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Environnement

Environment: Ivory Coast equips the University of Cocody for more than 110 million

As part of the West African Coastal Management Program (WACA), the Minister of the Environment and Ecological Transition, Abou Bamba, recently made the official handover of cutting-edge scientific equipment worth more than 110 million CFA francs to the Félix Houphouët-Boigny University of Cocody. A strategic endowment...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Briefs

Boundiali gold mine: a high-potential gold project

The Boundiali mining project, located in the Bagoué region in the north of Ivory Coast, is one of the most promising gold deposits in West Africa. retained by the Australian company Aurum Resources, the deposit now displays total resources estimated at approximately 3.03 million ounces of gold, including 920,000 ounces...

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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...

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Africa

Simandou Academy: Guinea relies on people to transform its wealth

Guinea is launching a unique educational initiative backed by its mining mega-project, Simandou Academy, to train executives capable of leading its economic transformation. A bet on youth that goes beyond national borders.

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

SIMANDOU 2040: Guinea transforms its subsoil into an engine of continental power

The Republic of Guinea officially launched, in November 2025, the first export of iron ore from the Simandou deposit, marking the start of a fifteen-year development program capable of reshaping the economic balance of the African continent.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Innovation

FONSTI: the discreet engine of Ivorian technological innovation

By financing scientific research since 2018, the Fund for Science, Technology and Innovation has established itself as a strategic pillar of technological development in Côte d'Ivoire. But its role remains unknown to the general public.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

Poro Power raises 42.65 billion FCFA: Ivorian solar energy enters a new era

The company Poro Power 1 SA has completed a historic fundraising of 42.65 billion FCFA (65 million euros) to finance the future largest private solar power plant in Ivory Coast. Carried exclusively by African entrepreneurs and investors, this unprecedented operation in the UEMOA zone marks a decisive turning point in t...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry

PND 2026-2030: Ivory Coast is banking on 175 billion euros to change scale

Drawing on lessons learned from three successive planning cycles, the Ivorian Government under the Presidency of H.E Alassane OUATTARA is launching its fourth National Development Plan (PND), the most ambitious in its contemporary history. With a colossal envelope of 114,838.5 billion FCFA, Abidjan intends to raise the...

par Mohamed Fofana
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