Sunday 16 August 2026

37 result(s) for “Grande distribution”

Africa

African Aviation: the AfDB is investing $7 billion to boost the sector

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Brazzaville, a strategic letter of understanding between the pan-African institution and the federal government of Nigeria marked the official launch of a $7 billion continental program. Called the Integrated African Aviation Transformati...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Briefs

PAA: The CEO meets his teams

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, recently held his first major meeting with the staff of the institution, Seamen's Club of Treichville. In a friendly and fraternal atmosphere, the CEO interacted with agents, social partners and members of the Management Committee. This stron...

par La rédaction
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Infrastructures

Prize: Fabrice Coulibaly, CEO of AGEROUTE, crowned 2026 Builder Trophy

On the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), held from May 25 to 29, 2026 in Brazzaville, the Director General of the Road Management Agency (AGEROUTE), Fabrice Coulibaly, received the Builder Trophy during the Africa Road Builders ceremony - Babacar N'Diaye Trophy, initiat...

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Diplomacy: Minister Nialé Kaba elevates Ivorian-Moroccan cooperation to a strategic level

From May 19 to 23, 2026, the Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nialé Kaba, made an official visit to Morocco at the invitation of her Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The high point of this diplomatic stay was a high-level meeting held recently in Rabat. The two heads...

par La rédaction
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Transport

Ivory Coast: 2 new international airports for the country

As part of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030, the government under the vision of the President of the Republic, H.E Alassane OUATTARA, plans the creation of an international airport in San-Pedro, in the southwest of the country, and an aerodrome in Bondoukou, in the east. These projects aim to open up strat...

par Franck Oulaï
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Transport

Mobility: a 640 km TGV to revolutionize the economy

Ivory Coast is preparing to write an unprecedented page in its contemporary railway history. Included in the National Development Program (PND 2026-2030), a High Speed ​​Train (TGV) project linking Abidjan to Ferkessédougou over 640 kilometers is among the country's flagship infrastructures. Estimated at 1,000 billion...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Infrastructures

Ivory Coast: 90 km of bitumen to open up the north of the country

In the Poro region, an ambitious project is underway. The development and asphalting project for the Tioroniaradougou - Guiembé - Dikodougou - Boron axis, nearly 90 km long, promises to profoundly transform the living conditions and mobility of the populations of northern Ivory Coast. Between modernized roads, engineer...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: BNETD in charge in Guéyo

The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) is leading the project management of a structuring drinking water supply project in Guéyo, in the south-west of Côte d'Ivoire. With a production capacity of 14,000 m³ per day, this infrastructure covers the needs of more than 30 localities. A step forward...

par Franck Oualï
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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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Briefs

Mass distribution: CDCI opens up to new investors

The Compagnie de distribution de Côte d'Ivoire (CDCI), a subsidiary of the Moroccan group Retail Holding, owner of the Label'Vie brand, announced, on May 18, 2026 in Abidjan, the entry of two new shareholders into its capital. These are the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financial arm of the World Bank Gr...

par Le rédaction
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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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