Wednesday 11 November 2026

160 result(s) for “Conseil économique, social, environnemental et culturel”

Mines

Boundiali: an investment of 300 billion CFA francs for the new mine

A new gold deposit has been identified in northern Ivory Coast. This discovery promises to revitalize employment in the region, as well as public revenue.

par Chalysa Brou
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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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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: the banana-pineapple sector pleads for smoother exports

Recently received by the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kaassoum Traoré, a delegation from the Central Organization of Producers, Exporters of Pineapples and Bananas (OCAB) exposed the export difficulties of the sector. Fluidity of traffic and handling of perishable products, the quality of w...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Agriculture

Coffee-Cocoa: Ivorian research changes scale

The world's leading cocoa producer, Ivory Coast now wants to strengthen its weight through research. The creation of the Coffee and Cocoa Institute, decided on September 23, aims to strengthen the country's scientific capacities in the face of diseases, the aging of orchards, climatic constraints and the demands of the...

par Chalysa Brou
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Hydrocarbure

Hydrocarbon: Ivory Coast seals a major offshore bet

This Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Ivorian State, Petroci Holding and the Brazilian Petrobras simultaneously initialed 8 Offshore Production Sharing Contracts. A first in the country's oil history, which opens 34,000 km² of the sedimentary basin to one of the world leaders in deep-water exploration.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Transport

Lagoon transport: AMUGA relies on Dutch expertise

The Urban Mobility Authority in Greater Abidjan (AMUGA) is continuing its discussions to build an integrated, multimodal and sustainable transport system. The restructuring of the lagoon network, the pillar of this strategy, is now enriched by exchanges carried out in the Netherlands with specialized players in the mar...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Factories

Gold: A 100-ton refinery to dominate Africa

At the close of the coordination meeting on the operationalization of the Ivorian Precious Metals Company (SIMEP), on September 16, 2026 in Abidjan, the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, announced a refining unit with a capacity of 100 tonnes of gold, operational in the first half of 2027....

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Simandou 2040: Guinea arms its SMEs to win markets

November in Conakry will not be a month like any other for Guinean entrepreneurship. Banks, Fintech and small businesses will meet there for a major national first, the SME and Banking Show of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), while the government increases signals in favor of the private sector.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Formation

Agropastoral training: Gbôklè relies on its youth

Train differently for agricultural professions. This is the objective of the Sassandra regional agricultural school project, the first developments of which are already underway on the 45 hectares planned to accommodate 600 learners.

par Chalysa Brou
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