Thursday 12 November 2026

74 result(s) for “CFA”

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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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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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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Maritime

Ivory Coast - China: towards a strengthening of port cooperation

On the sidelines of the 17th International Forum on Investment and Infrastructure Construction (IICF), which was held from June 10 to 12, 2026 in Macao, China, the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, alongside the Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Hien Yacouba Sié, h...

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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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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Énergie

Thermal energy: Côte d 'Ivoire secures more than 423 billion CFA francs

A financing agreement was signed between Côte d 'Ivoire and the Chinese group Energy China for the construction of a combined cycle thermal power plant in Songon on 2 June 2026. With a capacity of 372 MW, this project with a total investment of 423.166 billion FCFA aims to meet the growing demand for electricity linked...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

EBID - Afriland First Bank CI: 10 billion CFA francs to boost Ivorian SMEs

The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (EBID) and Afriland First Bank Côte d 'Ivoire SA recently sealed a loan agreement of 10 billion CFA francs, in Lomé. This line of credit targets Ivorian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the ambition of accelerating the country's economic transformation i...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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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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