Sunday 16 August 2026

27 result(s) for “Conseil de l'Entente”

Agriculture

Cocoa and horticulture: strengthening the link between Abidjan and The Hague

The agricultural partnership between Ivory Coast and the Netherlands reaches a new stage. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Kone, recently received Dutch Ambassador Jeroen Kelderhuis to assess the implementation of the 2023 memorandum of understanding, with a focus on coc...

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

Ivory Coast - France: Abidjan intends to attract as many investors as possible

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, opened on Thursday June 25, 2026 in Paris the roadshow of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030 in front of French companies mobilized by the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) International and the French Council of Investors in Afr...

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Ivory Coast: towards a strengthened digital transformation

An Ivorian delegation recently completed a 5-day mission to the Huawei Global Training Center in Shenzhen, China, one of the world's leading centers for digital transformation. This mission demonstrates Côte d'Ivoire's desire to actively participate in the global technological revolution. Led by the Chairman of the Boa...

par La rédaction
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Agriculture

Agricultural digital transformation: ANADER receives 150 tablets

Wednesday June 17, 2026 marked a decisive step in the modernization of the Ivorian agricultural council. In the presence of the Minister Delegate for Food Production, Bernard Kini Comoé, the National Agency for Rural Development Support (ANADER) received 150 digital tablets offered by the Food Value Chain Development P...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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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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Agriculture

ADERIZ - BARAN: solar power for Ivorian rice

As part of the National Rice Development Strategy (SNDR), the Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector (ADERIZ) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the BARAN Group. This strategic partnership aims to deploy an integrated national system for drying paddy rice using solar energy, for a more competitiv...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Santé

Health: Ivory Coast snatches up WHO vice-president

Côte d'Ivoire has just marked a major milestone in the international health arena. On May 25, 2026, in Geneva, Professor Mamadou Samba was elected vice-president of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly. A distinction that places Abidjan at the he...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Africa

SIMANDOU 2040: Guinea transforms its subsoil into an engine of continental power

The Republic of Guinea officially launched, in November 2025, the first export of iron ore from the Simandou deposit, marking the start of a fifteen-year development program capable of reshaping the economic balance of the African continent.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Ivory Coast-Brazil: an agricultural partnership to transform the sector

On May 8, 2026, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, President of the Bagoué Regional Council, formalized the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the São Francisco and Parnaíba Valleys Development Company (CODEVASF), a leading Brazilian institution in the agr...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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