Sunday 16 August 2026

Environnement

Climate - Migration: Ivory Coast signs the Kampala Declaration

The Nigerian economic capital, Lagos, recently hosted a Conference on Human Mobility and Climate Change, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Political decision-makers, experts and technical partners from Africa and elsewhere met around a critical issue, that of population displacements caus...

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

Ivory Coast - IDB: $2.7 billion to transform development

Côte d'Ivoire and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) officially launched, on May 21, 2026 in Abidjan, the Member Country Partnership Strategy (SPPM) 2025-2029. Articulated around the theme “From economic growth to inclusive development”, this new roadmap mobilizes a total envelope of 2.7 billion dollars, includin...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

Ivory Coast: the EBRD bets $60 million on Ivorian cashew

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a $60 million loan to the Dorado company to accelerate the local processing of cashew nuts in Côte d'Ivoire. A strong signal for the industrialization of a strategic sector.

par Jessice Coulibaly
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Entrepreneuriat

TIKERAMA: the Ivorian startup that is reinventing digital ticketing in Africa

Upon its arrival, TIKERAMA shook up the codes of a sector that had long been lagging behind on the continent. With more than 12,000 events supported in just 3 years, this all-in-one event ticketing platform has now established itself as the essential reference in West and Central Africa. Beyond technology, TIKERAMA emb...

par Franck Oulaï
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Entrepreneuriat

Ridissi: 100% Ivorian rice

Born from a local ambition, Ridissi rice is gaining ground on the national market, carrying with it the hopes of food sovereignty which should contribute to making Côte d'Ivoire self-sufficient.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

Bouaké: an industrial and logistics zone of international scope

The start of the feasibility study for the Bouaké Logistics and Industrial Zone (ZLIB) was officially given 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 budget of 9,800 billion FCFA.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Sustainable cocoa: the Café-Cacao Council trains its agricultural technicians

The Coffee-Cocoa Council is launching an intensive 10-day training course for agricultural technicians to strengthen the implementation of the ARS 1000 Standard, a pillar of the Ivorian strategy for traceable and sustainable cocoa.

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Agricultural sector: Côte d’Ivoire and the IDB explore new financing horizons

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, received on May 20, 2026, a delegation from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) led by its Regional Director, Dr. Nabil Ghalleb. On the agenda of this meeting, the identification of agricultural projects eligible for financing from t...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Ivory Coast: towards digitalization of the agricultural sector

A delegation from Huawei Côte d'Ivoire was received by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné on May 19, 2026 in Abidjan, to relaunch the dynamics of the “Smart Agriculture” project. An initiative that could profoundly transform the face of Ivorian agriculture.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Morocco - SFI: a 190 million euro megaproject to reinvent phosphogypsum management in Jorf Lasfar

The Moroccan group OCP is preparing to take a decisive step in the sustainable management of its industrial by-products, particularly phosphogypsum, with the financial support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). A colossal investment which aims to transform an environmental constraint into strategic leverag...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Morocco - Automobile: Ningbo Gaofa chooses Morocco for its first industrial leap outside China

Morocco is establishing itself as the preferred destination for Chinese automotive equipment giant Ningbo Gaofa, which is planning the installation of its very first international production base there. A strategic choice which confirms the Kingdom's status as an essential automotive hub between Africa and Europe.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

Yamoussoukro: SOGEDI inspects the 70-hectare construction site for the ZI

From May 13 to 16, 2026, the Project Coordination Unit (CCP) of the Industrial Infrastructure Management and Development Company (SOGEDI) carried out a supervision mission on the 70-hectare plot being developed in the industrial zone (ZI) of Yamoussoukro. A key step in the realization of an ambitious project for the Iv...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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