Thursday 12 November 2026

11 result(s) for “Amadou Oury Bah”

Transport

Abidjan: the European Union bets 3 million euros on the lagoon

Abidjan lagoon transport wants to find its breath again. The Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Amadou Koné, recently announced a donation of 3 million euros (approximately 1.96 billion FCFA) from the European Union. It must finance 13 lagoon stations and 25 water buses, and is part of a sustainable mobility s...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

Bouaké: shea and soy are heading towards industry

The Beta Veg Oil factory was officially inaugurated this Monday, October 12, 2026 in Kongodékro, near Bouaké, in Gbêkê. The Government, the prefectural body and customary authorities were present. The unit bills itself as the largest shea and soybean solvent extraction facility in the country. It can process 70,000 ton...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Transport et Logistique

Bouaké: things are moving for the future logistics platform

The Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs hosted in Abidjan, Thursday October 8, 2026, the restitution of the Preliminary Project Summary (APS) study of the Bouaké logistics platform. Presented by the BNETD, it paves the way for the Detailed Preliminary Project of a strategic project for the Center of the country.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Simandou 2040: Guinea arms its SMEs to win markets

November in Conakry will not be a month like any other for Guinean entrepreneurship. Banks, Fintech and small businesses will meet there for a major national first, the SME and Banking Show of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), while the government increases signals in favor of the private sector.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

Cosmos Yopougon: Mayelia Group's new challenge

After automobile technical inspection, David Fofana entered mass distribution with the acquisition of Cosmos Yopougon. An operation which allows Mayelia Participations to position itself against Prosuma, CDCI and Carrefour in a very competitive market.

par Chalysa Brou
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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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Maritime

PAA - SHOM: towards enhanced hydrographic cooperation

On the sidelines of the 19th Conference of the Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (CHAtO-19), the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, Kassoum Traoré, recently received Admiral Laurent Kerleguer, head of the French SHOM, to strengthen hydrographic cooperation between the two maritime nations.

par Franck Oulaï
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Santé

Health: Côte d 'Ivoire mobilizes nearly 125 billion CFA francs for early childhood

The Government of Côte d 'Ivoire has ratified three agreements with the International Development Association to fund the second phase of a comprehensive programme on health, nutrition and early childhood development.

par Chalysa Brou
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: showcase of excellence

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) recently hosted a delegation of 47 senior officer trainees from the 5th General Staff Course of the Republic of Guinea. Received by Director General Kassoum Traoré, these soldiers came to draw on Ivorian expertise in governance, security and economic development, as part of a study...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Aérien

Air transport: Abidjan reduces its fees to boost Air Côte d'Ivoire

The Ivorian government recently adopted three decrees defining 25% of the main aeronautical charges at the country's airports. A reform calibrated to strengthen the competitiveness of the national company and position Côte d'Ivoire as an essential regional hub.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

FSD-CI: New industrial shield of Ivory Coast

On April 15, 2026, the Ivorian Council of Ministers recorded the creation of the Sovereign Strategic Fund for the Development of Côte d'Ivoire (FSD-CI). Adopted under the presidency of H.E Alassane OUATTARA, this unique financial instrument marks a historic inflection in the country's economic doctrine. It aims to tran...

par Mohamed Fofana
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