Wednesday 11 November 2026

218 result(s) for “Abidjan”

Innovation

Satellite: towards cooperation between the Ministry and RASCOM

The Minister of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation, Djibril Ouattara, recently made a strategic visit to the Abidjan headquarters of the African Regional Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM), the pan-African satellite communications organization. The objective is to transform an African space inf...

par Franck Oulaï
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Innovation

Technology: the State boosts the Ivorian unicorns of tomorrow

Since Wednesday July 29, 2026, the dream of every young Ivorian digital entrepreneur has a name and a deadline. The Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation officially launched the Ivoire Tech Next 15 and Ivoire Tech Scale Up programs at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire, the first concrete measures of the St...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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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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Aquaculture

Côte d 'Ivoire - Japan: strengthening aquaculture cooperation

Côte d 'Ivoire and Japan are strengthening ties around a strategic project to reform the aquaculture sector, led by Minister Sidi Tiémoko Touré and a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) who came to prepare large-scale financial support.

par Franck Oulaï
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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)...

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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...

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Aérien

Air transport: abolition of taxes by Côte d 'Ivoire

Côte d 'Ivoire becomes the first and only ECOWAS country to have abolished the taxes covered by the regional decision on air transport, according to a statement drawn up by the Heads of State of the region meeting in Lungi.

par Mohamed Fofana
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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

CEPICI-EU: towards a strengthened sustainable investment partnership

The Center for the Promotion of Investments in Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) recently received a delegation from the European Commission led by Jorge Vitorino, chief negotiator for the European side, before the official launch of negotiations for the Agreement on the Facilitation of Sustainable Investments (AFID). The discuss...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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