Sunday 16 August 2026

29 result(s) for “Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health”

Agriculture

Digital agriculture: Upcoming opening of the Digital Farming School

A delegation from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) led by its Secretary General, Dr Palé Sié, and the Director General of the Digital Farming School, Dr Louis Koko, was recently received at the Office of Professor Adama Diawara, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. On...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Pétrole

PETROCI - SOCAR: Ivory Coast seals strategic rapprochement with Azerbaijan

A delegation from PETROCI HOLDING led by its General Management carried out a working mission to Baku, in the Republic of Azerbaijan, at the invitation of SOCAR and its subsidiary SOCAR Trading, a few days ago. This visit marks a key step in the internationalization strategy of the Ivorian oil company.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Santé

Health: Abidjan and Washington seal their health alliance

American Chargé d'Affaires Junaid Munir and Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Dimba chaired the first meeting of the Joint Steering Committee responsible for the implementation of the five-year memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries a few days ago.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Santé

Public health: Abidjan and Harvard outline a strategic partnership

Eleven structures visited, six areas of cooperation identified. The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an American public health school, in Abidjan drew up an encouraging initial assessment, paving the way for a structuring partnership for the Ivorian health system.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Énergie

Solar energy: Launch of Ferké Solar, 52 MWp power plant

In Ferkessédougou, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara inaugurated the Sokoro 2 solar power plant called Ferké Solar, with 52 megawatts-peak, on July 3, 2026. A new milestone in the national energy strategy, driven by the presidential desire for universal access to clean electricity.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Agriculture

Japan: Ivory Coast prepares for GREEN EXPO 2027

Less than a year before the opening of GREEN EXPO 2027, scheduled from March 19 to September 26, 2027 in Japan, Ivory Coast is participating in the preparatory work with the other exhibiting countries. An approach which aims as much at organizing its participation as at seeking new opportunities for cooperation in the...

par Chalysa Brou
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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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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

Ivory Coast - China: towards strengthening port cooperation

On the sidelines of the 17th International Forum on Investment and Construction of Infrastructure (IICF), which was held from June 10 to 12, 2026 in Macao, China, the Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, alongside the Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Hien Yacouba Sié...

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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Infrastructures

Real estate: Adoption of a major reform of the Construction Code

The Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Living Environment, Moussa Sanogo, defended on Tuesday June 9, 2026, before the Committee on Research, Technology and the Environment of the Senate meeting at the FHB Foundation in Yamoussoukro, a bill modifying the Construction and Housing Code of 2019. Adopted unanimously,...

par Franck Oulaï
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