Sunday 16 August 2026

Agriculture

Agriculture: What the government plans for the transformation of the sector

How to strengthen food sovereignty and increase the added value created by Ivorian agriculture? It is to this equation that Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné provided some answers by presenting the five projects considered essential to support the modernization of the sector and consolidate its contribution to the national e...

par Chalysa Brou
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Industry

Ivory Coast: 110 billion CFA francs for the steel and medicine sectors

Minister Kalil Konaté recently granted an audience to the promoters of the Ivoire Acier and B5 Groups, carrying out an investment project of 110 billion CFA francs aimed at providing Côte d'Ivoire with leading metallurgical and pharmaceutical infrastructures. An initiative hailed by the government as a major lever for...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Subiakro: Dr Diarrassouba provides rice farmers with 300 million CFA francs of inputs and equipment

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently handed over agricultural inputs and equipment to rice producers in Subiakro (Yamoussoukro), in his capacity as sponsor of the ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate in charge of Food Production, Kini Comoe Bernard. This allocation of 300...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

Cocoa: Abidjan and Accra unite for producers

Ivory Coast and Ghana, which together control nearly two-thirds of global cocoa production, held the 7th meeting of their joint steering committee on June 15, 2026 in Abidjan. At the heart of the debates, improving producers' income and building a united front to exert greater influence on a global market that is still...

par Franck Oulaï
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Maritime

Ivory Coast - China: towards strengthening port cooperation

On the sidelines of the 17th International Forum on Investment and Construction of Infrastructure (IICF), which was held from June 10 to 12, 2026 in Macao, China, the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, alongside the Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Hien Yacouba Sié...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Tourisme

Songon Oriental Park: an investment of 120 billion CFA francs for youth

Songon M'Brathé is preparing to become a new major tourist hub in Ivory Coast. On Friday June 12, 2026, the official launch of the Oriental Park marked a turning point in the inclusive tourism policy supported by Abidjan. A structuring project that focuses on youth employment and local development.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Santé

Health: a new intervention changes the management of arrhythmias

West African patients suffering from severe heart rhythm disorders will no longer have to travel abroad for treatment. A new therapeutic option is now available in Abidjan. The Abidjan Cardiology Institute successfully performed the first ablation of atrial fibrillation in sub-Saharan Africa, a procedure recognized for...

par Chalysa Brou
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Industry

Ivory Coast: 14 SEZs and ZIs to further industrialize the country

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, announced on Thursday June 11, 2026 the deployment of 14 special economic zones (SEZs) across the districts of the country, as well as the creation of industrial zones in the 31 regions to enhance the national agricultural potential. An ambitious road...

par Franck Oulaï
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Environnement

Waste management: Minister Dr Amédé Koffi Kouakou visiting ANAGED

As part of monitoring public health policies, the Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Safety, Dr Amédé Koffi Kouakou, visited the headquarters of the National Waste Management Agency (ANAGED), 3 days ago. This working visit aimed to assess the state of household waste collection and to create a new dynamic for a hea...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Infrastructures

Real estate: Adoption of a major reform of the Construction Code

The Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Living Environment, Moussa Sanogo, defended on Tuesday June 9, 2026, before the Committee on Research, Technology and the Environment of the Senate meeting at the FHB Foundation in Yamoussoukro, a bill modifying the Construction and Housing Code of 2019. Adopted unanimously,...

par Franck Oulaï
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Maritime

Ivory Coast: inauguration of a Drone Center, a first in West and Central Africa

The Interregional Maritime Safety Institute (ISMI) of Yopougon-Niangon officially opened recently the very first regional center dedicated to civil drone professions in West and Central Africa. Abidjan has thus established itself as a pioneer in training for professional civil drones.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

APES 2026: SOGEDI campaigns for industrial investment

The Industrial Infrastructure Management and Development Company (SOGEDI) marked its presence at the 3rd edition of the Abidjan Private Equity Summit (APES), held on June 4 and 5, 2026 in Abidjan. A participation which illustrates SOGEDI's desire to be resolutely part of contemporary dynamics of financing and strategic...

par Franck Oulaï
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