36 result(s) for “Zone franche”
The Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition recently signed a partnership agreement with the Italian Institute for Asia (ISIA), represented by its secretary general, Domenico Palmieri. The ceremony was held in the presence of Professor Hyacinthe Sarassoro. The text was initialed on the Ivorian side by Min...
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.
A new gold deposit has been identified in northern Ivory Coast. This discovery promises to revitalize employment in the region, as well as public revenue.
This Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Ivorian State, Petroci Holding and the Brazilian Petrobras simultaneously initialed 8 Offshore Production Sharing Contracts. A first in the country's oil history, which opens 34,000 km² of the sedimentary basin to one of the world leaders in deep-water exploration.
The cashew shell is about to change its status in the Ivorian cashew sector. Long considered a processing residue, it must now serve as raw material for a cardanol industry. This is what emerges from the agreement between the Shea Cashew Cotton Council, CEPICI and the Indian group Essar Future Energie paving the way fo...
The Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Yacouba Hien Sié, recently visited Ferkessédougou to assess the progress of the future dry port. At his side, Kassoum Traoré, Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, whose presence confirms the strategic importance of this logistics platform called to con...
200,000,000 CFA francs to finally break the wall of traffic jams between the North-East and the South of the capital. This is the central ambition of the 6th Abidjan bridge, a strategic structure designed to directly connect the booming Abatta sector to the industrial communities of Koumassi and Port-Bouët.
Ivory Coast has chosen to rely on liquefied natural gas to electrify the great west of Ivory Coast. The official launch of the work, made in the village of Poro, located at the gates of San Pedro, marks the concrete starting point of a large-scale energy project, carried out by the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy (MM...
The local processing of cashew nuts is gradually becoming a lever for industrialization in West Africa. Inspired by the Ivorian experience, Guinea Bissau shows its ambition to create more added value around cashew, a culture that is the pillar of its economy.
The Abidjan Infrastructure Exhibition (SIA) is holding its 5th edition from September 17 to 19, 2026 at the Abidjan Exhibition Center, under the theme “Digitalization, circular economy and sustainable resource management in construction”. Officially launched on February 3, 2026 by the president of the Ivorian Building...
The ecological transition is no longer based solely on environmental policies. With the “Green Cities in Action for Africa” project, Côte d’Ivoire intends to mobilize international funding to sustainably transform its urban spaces and strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate risks. Receiving a delegation from the...
A new exploration campaign carried out in the Ivorian sedimentary basin has led to the discovery of hydrocarbons on the offshore block CI-709. Carried out at a depth of more than 6,000 meters, this drilling confirms the interest in deep water zones.