Wednesday 11 November 2026

84 result(s) for “Bureau du Représentant américain au Commerce”

Industrial zones

Bouaké: an industrial and logistics area of international importance

The feasibility study for the Logistics and Industrial Zone of Bouaké (ZLIB) was officially launched at the beginning of May. Designed as a lever for economic transformation, this ambitious project is part of the National Logistics Program 2026-2040, with a colossal envelope of 9,800 billion FCFA.

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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Investment

Africa CEO Forum 2026: Minister Kalil Konaté places Ivorian industry at the heart of major African decisions

Present at the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which is being held on May 14 and 15, 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, the Ivorian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, raised the voice of Côte d'Ivoire loudly during the "Invest in Côte d'Ivoire" panel. He reaffirmed the ambition of Côte d'Ivoire...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

Industrial infrastructure: the Ministry and SOGEDI want to take inspiration from Morocco

On the sidelines of the African Open Government Conference held in Rabat from May 5 to 7, 2026, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Kalil Konaté, led a strategic work mission to Morocco on May 6 and 7, focused on visiting reference industrial and logistics models in Casablanca and Tangier. During this strate...

par Jessica Coulibaly (Avec AIP)
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Briefs

Finance: Zenith Bank settles in the heart of Abidjan

Nigerian banking giant Zenith Bank officially launched its activities in Ivory Coast recently, establishing its head office at the Wall Street Building, on Avenue Charles Noguès, in Plateau, Abidjan's business district. Approved in December 2025 by the Ivorian Ministry of Finance and Budget, and placed under the superv...

par La rédaction
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Innovation

TanSat-1: Africa takes flight from the International Space Station

Two African institutions, the Institute of Technology of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) of Côte d'Ivoire, have won the 8th round of the KiboCUBE program. Their joint nanosatellite, TanSat-1, will be deployed from the International Space Station, a histor...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

Logistics: CMA CGM chooses Abidjan

For the first time in the history of global maritime transport, an African city becomes the regional headquarters of a giant in the sector. On April 23, 2026, CMA CGM officially inaugurated its Africa regional office in Abidjan, relocating its continental operations from Marseille. A strategic decision that propels Côt...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Ivory Coast: These laws are reshaping the face of the industry

In Côte d'Ivoire, industrialization is no longer based solely on political ambitions, but on a rapidly changing legal arsenal. From law n°2025-393 of June 11, 2025 on industrial zones to texts on free zones and standardization, the State is refining its tools to attract investors, organize industrial space and better s...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

PND 2016-2020: Between industrial ambitions and social realities

In 2016, Côte d'Ivoire launched its second National Development Plan (PND), with a colossal investment program of 30,000 billion FCFA. Driven by a clear vision, to make the country an emerging economy with a solid industrial base from 2020. This five-year plan was a continuation of the 2012-2015 PND, the results of whi...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

Akoupé‑Zeudji PK24: the new industrial lung of Ivory Coast

About thirty kilometers from Abidjan, the Akoupé-Zeudji PK24 industrial zone (ZI) stands out as a strategic lever for industrialization in Côte d’Ivoire. Designed to relieve congestion in old areas and attract structuring investments, it embodies a new generation of modern, sustainable and competitive industrial spaces...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

ZI Koumassi: Rehabilitate for better impact

With nearly 300 companies active on 120 hectares, the Koumassi industrial zone (ZI) is one of the pillars of the Ivorian economic fabric. Having remained without real renovations for a long time, this strategic enclave of the Abidjan district is today getting a second lease of life thanks to an ambitious rehabilitation...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: the difficult dawn of a renaissance (1993-1999)

Ivorian industry has gone through one of the most decisive periods in its history, from the devaluation of the CFA franc to the first privatizations. Between shock therapies imposed by the Bretton Woods institutions, renewed competitiveness and persistent structural fragilities, the country's industrial fabric has been...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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