Sunday 16 August 2026

69 result(s) for “Zones économiques spéciales”

Maritime

Ivory Coast – Belgium: a business delegation explores opportunities

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, received H.E Carole Van Eyi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Côte d'Ivoire, accompanied by a delegation of Belgian economic operators. This meeting, on June 3, 2026, illustrates the growing attractiveness of West Africa's leading port...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Ivory Coast in the Top 10: industrialization in progress

The African Development Bank (AfDB) confirms the rise of industrial power in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the African Industrialization Index 2025 (IIA 2025), Abidjan joins the closed circle of the ten most industrialized economies on the continent, with a score of 0.6173. A recognition that crowns years of structural r...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: the State increases the number of treatment plants

In a decade and a half, Côte d'Ivoire has radically transformed its hydraulic landscape. Thanks to a sustained investment policy in the construction of new water treatment plants, the government increased the rate of access to drinking water from 50% to 80% between 2011 and 2025. A remarkable leap which demonstrates re...

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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Briefs

Ivory Coast – Mauritius Forum: CEPICI pleads for an investment partnership

The Center for the Promotion of Investments in Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) took part in the Côte d'Ivoire - Mauritius Forum, co-organized by the Economic Development Board Mauritius and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire. The event, held around the theme “Mauritius: your strategic partner in Côte d'Ivoire...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

Sustainable cocoa: Abidjan and Berlin strengthen agricultural ties

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, recently received in audience Matthias Veltin, German Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire. At the center of discussions, the promotion of sustainable cocoa and agricultural development in the northern regions of the country, areas with high...

par La rédaction
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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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Investment

PND 2026-2030: Abidjan, Paris towards raising 11,138 billion FCFA

The Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, received in audience Ms. Ihssane Slimani Houti, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs and Head of the Regional Economic Service of Abidjan, a week ago. At the heart of the discussions, the mobilization of French funding to support the Nati...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Environnement

Climate - Migration: Ivory Coast signs the Kampala Declaration

The Nigerian economic capital, Lagos, recently hosted a Conference on Human Mobility and Climate Change, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Political decision-makers, experts and technical partners from Africa and elsewhere met around a critical issue, that of population displacements caus...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Ivory Coast: towards digitalization of the agricultural sector

A delegation from Huawei Côte d'Ivoire was received by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné on May 19, 2026 in Abidjan, to relaunch the dynamics of the “Smart Agriculture” project. An initiative that could profoundly transform the face of Ivorian agriculture.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Métallurgie

Ivory Coast - Metallurgy: these players who shape the national industry

Long considered an embryonic sector, the Ivorian metallurgical market has experienced a profound transformation since 2018. Thanks to specialized companies, the sector is now establishing itself as a pillar of the country's industrialization. From scrap metal to foundries and aluminum, Ivory Coast has major players to...

par Mohamed Fofana
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