Wednesday 11 November 2026

89 result(s) for “Zones économiques spéciales”

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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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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Innovation

Digital: Côte d 'Ivoire bets on seven pillars for 2035

Côte d 'Ivoire intends to adopt a new vision of digital transformation by 2035. Unveiled on June 1, 2026 in Abidjan by the Minister of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation, Djibril Ouattara, this roadmap is based on seven pillars and 40 projects aimed at accelerating the country's modernization, as well as s...

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

Trade and investment: Abidjan and Washington rely on a strengthened partnership

The United States and Ivory Coast display a common desire to strengthen and expand their economic cooperation, with an emphasis on intensifying trade and increasing investments. This is what emerged from the meeting on June 4 between the two partners.

par Chalysa Brou
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Industry

Apes 2026: SOGEDI advocates for industrial investment

The Société de Gestion et de Développement des Infrastructures Industrielles (SOGEDI) marked its presence at the 3rd edition of the Abidjan Private Equity Summit (apes), held on 4 and 5 June 2026 in Abidjan. A participation that illustrates SOGEDI's desire to be resolutely part of contemporary dynamics of financing and...

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Ivory Coast: World Bank assesses business climate with CEPICI

The General Director of CEPICI, Ms. Solange Amichia, recently received a delegation from the World Bank led by Denis Medvedev and Seynabou Sakho. This visit is part of monitoring the Business Ready Index (B-READY), which measures the business environment in member countries. The discussions highlighted Côte d'Ivoire's...

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Briefs

PAA - SITARAIL: a summit meeting for regional logistics

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, Kassoum Traoré, received in audience Simplice Essoh, CEO of SITARAIL, as part of a courtesy visit focused on sub-regional logistical and economic issues, a few days ago. Mr. Essoh congratulated Kassoum Traoré for his appointment as head of the PAA and for his appo...

par La rédaction
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Infrastructures

Social housing: Minister Moussa Sanogo inspects the works

The Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Living Environment, Moussa Sanogo, braved the dust of the construction sites to soak up the progress of the work on the Ahoué site, route d 'Alépé. A visit that confirms the dynamics of the presidential program of social and economic housing in the district of Abidjan.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Ivory Coast – Belgium: a business delegation explores opportunities

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, received H.E Carole Van Eyi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in Côte d 'Ivoire, accompanied by a delegation of Belgian economic operators. This meeting, on 3 June 2026, illustrates the growing attractiveness of West Africa's leading por...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Ivory Coast in the Top 10: industrialization on the move

The African Development Bank (AfDB) confirms the rise of industrial power in Côte d 'Ivoire. According to the Africa Industrialization Index 2025 (IIA 2025), Abidjan joins the closed circle of the ten most industrialized economies on the continent, with a score of 0.6173. A recognition that crowns years of structural r...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: the State multiplies treatment plants

In a decade and a half, Côte d 'Ivoire has radically transformed its hydraulic landscape. Thanks to a policy of sustained investment in the construction of new water treatment plants, the government increased the rate of access to drinking water from 50% to 80% between 2011 and 2025. A remarkable leap that shows real p...

par Franck Oulaï
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Maritime

Maritime cooperation: SEPCIM-AEM and the US Navy chart the course of 2028

As part of the strengthening of bilateral cooperation on maritime security, the Permanent Secretary of SEPCIM-AEM, Abroulaye Fofana recently received a delegation from the United States Naval Forces for Africa (NAVAF). A strategic meeting that lays the foundations for enhanced collaboration by 2028.

par Mohamed Fofana
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