Sunday 16 August 2026

134 result(s) for “Afrique de l'Ouest”

Aquaculture

Cairo seals a blue pact with Abidjan

On Monday June 29, 2026, the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Sidi Tiémoko Touré, led a delegation to Cairo for a working session with his Egyptian counterpart, Alaa Farouq. This meeting resulted in a memorandum of understanding intended to intensify cooperation in fishing, aquaculture and the protection of...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Abidjan: crossroads of West African hydrographic excellence

The Azalaï Hotel recently hosted the launch of the work of the regional hydrography capacity building seminar, as a prelude to the 19th Conference of the Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (CHAtO-19). Two days of technical exchanges bring together African and European experts around a strategic issue, the scienti...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: strengthening dialogue with Côte d'Ivoire Terminal

A Friday to consolidate a strategic partnership. It is in this logic that Kassoum Traoré, General Director of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), received a delegation from Côte d'Ivoire Terminal (CIT), a few days ago, marking a new stage in the relationship between the port authority and its concessionaire.

par Franck Oulaï
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World

Ivory Coast - CTBTO: a framework agreement for global nuclear surveillance

Côte d'Ivoire is taking a decisive step in its commitment to peace and nuclear non-proliferation. Minister of State Nialé Kaba and the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, initialed a bilateral cooperation framework agreement last Friday. This text for...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Environnement

Environment: Ivory Coast and GGGI seal a new green pact 2026-2028

Ivory Coast has just taken a decisive step in its march towards sustainability. The country officially launched a new 2026-2028 Cooperation Framework with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on June 25, 2026. A strategic partnership that aims to accelerate the implementation of national climate commitments and att...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan: showcase of excellence

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) recently welcomed a delegation of 47 senior trainee officers from the 5th General Staff Course of the Republic of Guinea. Received by Director General Kassoum Traoré, these soldiers came to draw on Ivorian know-how in governance, security and economic development, as part of a study...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Agriculture

FIDA in Abidjan: rural Africa seeks its answers in Abidjan

On June 23, 2026, Abidjan hosted the opening of the 12th Regional Workshop dedicated to the implementation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects in West and Central Africa (WCA), coupled with the 3rd Regional Farmers Forum (R-FAFO). The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Pr...

par Franck Oulaï
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Maritime

Port of Abidjan - MSC: heading towards strengthened cooperation

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) and the world leader in container shipping are strengthening ties. A high-level audience held on June 22, 2026 between the CEO of the PAA of Kassoum Traoré and the management of MSC Côte d'Ivoire opened the way for new common ambitions to strengthen the competitiveness of the Ivoria...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Investment

Northern Tafiré – Ferkessédougou highway: the IDB injects 130 billion CFA francs

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, and the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, signed a financing agreement of around 130 billion CFA francs, for the construction of the Tafiré-Ferkessédougou section, 60 kilometers long, on June 19, 2...

par Franck Oulaï
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