Wednesday 11 November 2026

157 result(s) for “Laboratoire National d'Essais, de Métrologie et d'Analyses”

Aérien

Civil aviation: Abidjan, future hub like Dubai

A team from the Directorate General of Air Transport (DGTA) spent a week in Dubai, at Emirates Airlines, to refine the Ivorian strategy which should transform Abidjan into a benchmark West African air hub. Reduced taxation on tickets, unrestricted baggage, direct flight under consideration. The negotiations held in Dub...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

San Pedro: When cocoa farmers become industrialists

The foundation stone of CADESA Processing SA was recently laid in Djirognepahio, on the outskirts of San Pedro. Supported by more than 4,000 producers gathered within the CADESA cooperative, this future factory embodies a strategic turning point for the Ivorian cocoa sector, long confined to the export of raw beans.

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

SGPME - Orange Bank Africa: signing of 2 agreements in favour of VSEs, SMEs and midcaps

In a country where access to finance remains the first obstacle cited by SME bosses, a figure has just brought a breath of fresh air, 17 billion CFA francs. This is the amount that the Ivorian SME Credit Guarantee Company (SGPME) and Orange Bank Africa (OBA) have committed to mobilize through two agreements recently si...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Digital Farming: Digital Farming School to open soon

A delegation from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) led by its Secretary General, Dr Palé Sié, and the Director General of the Digital Farming School, Dr Louis Koko, was recently received at the Office of Professor Adama Diawara, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. On...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Pétrole

San Pedro: future oil lung of Ivory Coast

The government, through the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, confirms the construction of a second refinery in San Pedro, a titanic project that must triple the national refining capacity before 2040 and propel the country to the rank of West African energy hub. It was in Yamoussoukro a f...

par Franck Oulaï
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Pétrole

Oil storage: GESTOCI reaches a historic milestone

The Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, commissioned the R14 tank with 20,000 m³ of diesel and the first Ivorian loading station for GESTOCI tankers on 24 July 2026. This dual infrastructure brings the total capacity of the depot to 100,700 m³.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Briefs

AMUGA unveils 11 mobility projects for Greater Abidjan

The Greater Abidjan Urban Mobility Authority (AMUGA) presented 11 structuring projects during an event held on July 8 and 9, 2026, as part of the 2026-2030 National Development Plan. These initiatives, representing a total investment of close to 1,400 billion CFA francs, include in particular 8 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

Food safety: Abidjan hosts the IAEA

The Ivorian economic capital recently hosted the 4th edition of the African Workshop of the International Atomic Energy Agency dedicated to food safety. Organized by the National Laboratory for Testing, Metrology and Analysis (LANEMA), under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, the meeting...

par La rédaction
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Automobile

Kpandji Automobiles: heading to the Thai market

Made in Ivory Coast now appeals to Southeast Asia. Kpandji Automobiles received the Ambassador of Thailand to Côte d 'Ivoire, Nipa Nirannoot, accompanied by a Thai economic delegation. This meeting ended with a strong commitment. The diplomat said she was ready to mobilize her network to open up new business opportunit...

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

Private investment: CEPICI provides the country with GPS

For a long time, the figures for Ivorian private investment looked like a puzzle scattered between several administrations, with no overall picture. CEPICI has just launched the Single Window for the Declaration of Private Investment (GUDIP), a national mechanism intended to centralize and manage this data in real time...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Environnement

Disaster risk management: Abidjan tests its reflexes

Côte d 'Ivoire tested its ability to anticipate climate disasters a few days ago. This was through a discussion-based simulation (dbx) exercise, dedicated to the products of the African Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS), with the participation of national experts and international partners ar...

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

PND funding: Abidjan and UNDP chart a new course

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently received Ahunna Eziakonwa, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Director of the UNDP Regional Office for Africa on the sidelines of the 2026 African Economic Conference. This meeting sealed a convergence of views on new levers f...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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