Sunday 16 August 2026

24 result(s) for “Conférence de la Commission Hydrographique de l'Atlantique Oriental”

Pétrole

San Pedro: future oil lung of Ivory Coast

The government, through the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, confirms the construction of a second refinery in San Pedro, a titanic project which should triple the national refining capacity before 2040 and propel the country to the rank of West African energy hub. It was in Yamoussoukro...

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Regional trade: Ivory Coast, commercial and logistics hub

From July 7 to 9, 2026, the Côte d'Ivoire Export Agency represented the country at the 6th Annual General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Trade Promotion Organizations (ROPC), held in Dakar. This meeting brought together the national trade promotion agencies of Member States, alongside the ECOWAS Commission and the I...

par La rédaction
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Aérien

Air transport: removal of taxes by Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire becomes the first and only ECOWAS country to have removed the taxes targeted by the regional decision on air transport, according to an observation drawn up by the Heads of State of the region meeting in Lungi.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

CEPICI-EU: towards a strengthening of sustainable investment partnership

The Center for the Promotion of Investments in Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) recently received a delegation from the European Commission led by Jorge Vitorino, chief negotiator for the European side, before the official launch of negotiations for the Agreement on the Facilitation of Sustainable Investments (AFID). The discuss...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Environnement

Disaster risk management: Abidjan tests its reflexes

Ivory Coast tested its ability to anticipate climate disasters a few days ago. It was through a discussion-based simulation exercise (DBX), dedicated to the products of the African Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Anticipatory Action System (AMHEWAS), with the participation of national experts and international partners...

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

PND financing: Abidjan and UNDP chart a new path

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently received Ahunna Eziakonwa, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Director of the UNDP Regional Office for Africa on the sidelines of the 2026 African Economic Conference. This meeting sealed a convergence of views on new levers f...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

Cashew: Guinea Bissau draws inspiration from the Ivorian model

Local processing of cashew nuts is gradually establishing itself as a lever for industrialization in West Africa. By drawing inspiration from the Ivorian experience, Guinea Bissau is displaying its ambition to create more added value around the cashew nut, a crop which constitutes the pillar of its economy.

par Chalysa Brou
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Maritime

PAA - SHOM: towards strengthened hydrographic cooperation

On the sidelines of the 19th Conference of the Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (CHAtO-19), the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan, Kassoum Traoré, recently received Admiral Laurent Kerleguer, head of the French SHOM, to strengthen hydrographic cooperation between the two maritime nations.

par Franck Oulaï
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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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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

PND 2026-2030: Brussels opens strategic dialogue before the Consultative Group

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, went to Brussels on Friday to open a decisive European front, bringing the ambitions of the PND 2026-2030 before the institutions of the European Union and Belgian and European private investors. Thus, ten days before the Consultative Group of July 8...

par Franck Oulaï
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Maritime

Port of San Pedro - Europe: sustainable cocoa and infrastructure at the heart of a strategic partnership

The Autonomous Port of San Pedro welcomed an imposing delegation from the European Union, led by its Ambassador to Ivory Coast Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly, accompanied by the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Spain as well as representatives of the embassies of Belgium and Germany. This high-level visit highlighted two c...

par Mohamed Fofana
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