Sunday 16 August 2026

64 result(s) for “Organisation Hydrographique Internationale”

Pêche

Sustainable fishing: motor marking becomes part of the law

Over three days, Abidjan opened a tripartite workshop bringing together the Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources (MIRAH), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The objective was to validate a draft order on the marking of fishing gear....

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Plasturgie

Plastics: Plastica CI wants to train the industrialists of tomorrow

During the visit of an official delegation from the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to its Koumassi facilities, Plastica Côte d'Ivoire recently announced its project to create the first plastics and packaging school in Côte d'Ivoire. An educational and industrial project designed to prepare Ivorian youth for the job...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

INPHB - Harvard: Ivorian-Ghanaian cocoa at the heart of a scientific alliance

A delegation from Harvard University paid an official visit to the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro on Thursday, June 18, 2026. This meeting opens the way to a large-scale academic and scientific collaboration around a research project on the effects of climate change on c...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Abidjan: the Autonomous Port and shipowners are banking on the fluidity of trade

In a context of intensification of maritime traffic, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and the Union of Consignees and Shipowners of Côte d'Ivoire (UCACI) discussed the levers for improving the performance and fluidity of port services.

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

International cooperation: Côte d’Ivoire establishes itself as a key partner for INTERREG MAC

During a meeting held in early June 2026 in Abidjan, the Ivorian authorities and those responsible for the INTERREG Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands (MAC) Program confirmed the country's involvement in ten major projects, representing a total investment of more than 25 million euros, or nearly 16 billion CFA francs. A rec...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Simandou 2040: Guinea courts the financial markets with Bloomfield

The Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency and Chairman of the Simandou 2040 Strategic Committee, Djiba Diakité, received Stanislas Zézé, CEO of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, the leading African financial rating agency, a few days ago. At the heart of the discussions, the improvement of Guinea's sovereign...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Innovation

VivaTech 2026: Abidjan takes on the world of innovation

Ivory Coast will participate in the 10th edition of the Viva Technology global exhibition, from June 17 to 20, 2026 in Paris, with an unprecedented delegation of 20 startups and 10 technological SMEs, who came to fly the colors of the Ivorian innovation ecosystem.

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Briefs

Intellectual property: Abidjan, a high-level African conference

The Ivorian economic capital hosted the Conference of Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of the OAPI space (HIPOC) on June 4 and 5. The event brought together officials from the 17 member states of the African Intellectual Property Organization. A highlight of the meeting was the presence of Daren Tang, Director Ge...

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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Maritime

Maritime cooperation: SEPCIM-AEM and the American Navy chart the course for 2028

As part of strengthening bilateral cooperation in maritime security, the Permanent Secretary of SEPCIM-AEM, Abroulaye Fofana recently received a delegation from the United States Naval Forces for Africa (NAVAF). A strategic meeting which lays the foundations for strengthened collaboration by 2028.

par Mohamed Fofana
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