Wednesday 11 November 2026

56 result(s) for “Alassane OUATTARA”

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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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...

par La rédaction
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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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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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Agriculture

Cocoa sector: Abidjan and Accra seal a historic alliance

Meeting on 16 June 2026 in Abidjan, Presidents H.E Alassane OUATTARA and H.E John Dramani Mahama took a decisive step in the refoundation of the global cocoa economy. At the end of the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Cocoa Côte d 'Ivoire-Ghana Initiative (ICCIG), the two Heads of State endorsed 5 structuri...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Port of San Pedro: Top 10 Africans, a historic performance

The San Pedro Autonomous Port rose to the 9th rank of the best performing container ports in Africa and 211th in the world, according to the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025, published on June 10, 2026 by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. A consecration which reflects a profound transformat...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

UEMOA: Côte d 'Ivoire confirms its leadership with 85% of reforms implemented

The 11th political review of UEMOA community reforms dedicated Abidjan as a showcase for regional integration. Held less than a week ago, under the chairmanship of Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, representing the Minister of Economy, and in the presence of the President of the Commissi...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Tourisme

Songon Oriental Park: an investment of 120 billion CFA francs for youth

Songon M'Brathé is set to become a major new tourism hub in Côte d 'Ivoire. On Friday, June 12, 2026, the official launch of Oriental Park marked a turning point in Abidjan's inclusive tourism policy. A structuring project that focuses on youth employment and local development.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Ivory Coast: 14 SEZs and IZs to further industrialize the country

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, announced on Thursday, June 11, 2026 the deployment of 14 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across the country's districts, as well as the creation of industrial zones in the 31 regions to develop the national agricultural potential. An ambitious roadma...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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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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