Wednesday 11 November 2026

36 result(s) for “Zone franche”

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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Industrial zones

Adzopé SEZs: Cap on 51,000 jobs and 225 billion CFA francs in investments

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Kalil Konaté, visited the site of the Adzopé Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this Wednesday, June 17, 2026. In the presence of local authorities, including Mayor Yolande Achi, this field visit made it possible to assess the progress of a colossal project spanning 432 hectares...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

Ivory Coast: 110 billion CFA francs for the steel and medicine sectors

Minister Kalil Konaté recently granted an audience to the promoters of the Ivory Steel and B5 Groups, who are the bearers of a 110 billion CFA francs investment project aimed at providing Côte d 'Ivoire with leading metallurgical and pharmaceutical infrastructures. An initiative hailed by the government as a major leve...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Subiakro: Dr. Diarrassouba provides rice farmers with 300 million CFA francs in inputs and equipment

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently handed over agricultural inputs and equipment to rice producers in Subiakro (Yamoussoukro), in his capacity as sponsor of the ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Kini Comoe Bernard. This allocation of 300...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

ZI Yopougon: the Minister of Industry on the ground

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, paid a working visit to the Yopougon Industrial Zone (ZI) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The objective was to assess the progress of the structuring projects carried out by the Universal Industrie group, whose investments reach nearly 200 billion CFA...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Infrastructures

Ivory Coast: 90 km of bitumen to open up the north of the country

In the Poro region, an ambitious project is underway. The development and asphalting project of the Tioroniaradougou - Guiembé - Dikodougou - Boron axis, nearly 90 km long, promises to profoundly transform the living conditions and mobility of the populations of northern Côte d 'Ivoire. Between modernised roads, works...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Bonoua: inspection of strategic factories by Minister Amédé Koffi Kouakou

As part of monitoring national water infrastructure, Dr. Amédé Koffi Kouakou, Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Health, led a field visit to the sites of the Bonoua 1 and 2 water treatment plants a few days ago. A descent carried out in the company of her Ministerial Cabinet, Madame Nabintou Cissé, Acting Director...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

Bouaké: an industrial and logistics area of international importance

The feasibility study for the Logistics and Industrial Zone of Bouaké (ZLIB) was officially launched at the beginning of May. Designed as a lever for economic transformation, this ambitious project is part of the National Logistics Program 2026-2040, with a colossal envelope of 9,800 billion FCFA.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

Yamoussoukro: SOGEDI is examining the 70-hectare site for the ZI

From 13 to 16 May 2026, the Project Coordination Unit (CCP) of the Industrial Infrastructure Management and Development Company (SOGEDI) conducted a supervision mission on the 70-hectare plot being developed in the Yamoussoukro industrial zone (ZI). A key step in the realization of an ambitious project for the Ivorian...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Métallurgie

Ivory Coast - Metallurgy: these players who shape the national industry

Long considered an embryonic sector, the Ivorian metallurgical market has been undergoing a profound transformation since 2018. Thanks to specialised companies, the sector is now a pillar of the country's industrialisation. From scrap metal to foundries to aluminum, Côte d 'Ivoire has major players to support it in its...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Mines

Mines: Awalé Resources confirms a new gold discovery in Odienné

The Canadian mining company Awalé Resources, supported by the global giant Newmont, formalized in early May 2026 a promising gold discovery on its Odienné project, in the north-west of Côte d'Ivoire. An announcement which further strengthens the status of a major mining power in the country.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

Industrial land: SOGEDI and the principle of location in a zone

The organization of industrial space relies on a central actor, the Company for the Management and Development of Industrial Infrastructures (SOGEDI), formerly AGEDI, a public establishment created by decree no. 2013-298 of May 2, 2013. SOGEDI is responsible for developing programs for the creation of industrial zones,...

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