Thursday 12 November 2026

5 result(s) for “Raffinage”

Hydrocarbure

Hydrocarbons: Africa is taking a gamble on self-sufficiency

The African Energy Bank was officially launched on October 31 in Abuja, Nigeria. With a capital of $5 billion, this new institution aims to address a funding shortfall that has become a major obstacle to the development of African hydrocarbons. Beyond the announcement, the project reflects a desire to regain control of...

par Chalysa Brou
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Factories

Gold: A 100-ton refinery to dominate Africa

At the close of the coordination meeting on the operationalization of the Ivorian Precious Metals Company (SIMEP), on September 16, 2026 in Abidjan, the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, announced a refining unit with a capacity of 100 tonnes of gold, operational in the first half of 2027....

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Africa

Guinea: a $1.68 billion alumina refinery

The Guinean State is taking a decisive step in its policy of local transformation of mineral resources. The signing of a strategic agreement with the Chinese giant Chalco Guinea Company for the construction of an alumina refinery in Boffa marks a key step in the realization of the Simandou 2040 program, which aims to m...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: A lost decade between crisis and resilience (2000-2010)

Ivory Coast, once the economic showcase of sub-Saharan Africa, went through one of the darkest phases of its industrial history between 2000 and 2010. Undermined by political instability, the failed coup d'état of 2002 and its consequences on investment, the Ivorian productive system has retreated, leaving behind close...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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