Sunday 16 August 2026

215 result(s) for “Europe-Afrique de l'Est”

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...

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Investment

Ivory Coast - Africa50: hundreds of millions of USD for energy and transport

Ivory Coast and Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform created by African states and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have laid the foundations for a major strategic partnership. On the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, on May 28, 2026, a high-level meeting paved the way for...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: Abidjan rallies Ottawa for its development

Still on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, held in Brazzaville, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, met his Canadian counterpart Patricia Pena, 4 days ago. An audience which marks a turning point in the dynamic of cooperation between th...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Transport

Ivory Coast: 2 new international airports for the country

As part of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030, the government under the vision of the President of the Republic, H.E Alassane OUATTARA, plans the creation of an international airport in San-Pedro, in the southwest of the country, and an aerodrome in Bondoukou, in the east. These projects aim to open up strat...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Investment

PND 2026-2030: the Minister of Planning and Development mobilizes AFD

On the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Brazzaville, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, held a working session with Sandra Kassab, Africa Director of the French Development Agency (AFD). On the menu of discussions, the financing of the N...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Ivory Coast – Brazil: Maritime cooperation agreement

A Brazilian delegation led by the Chargé d'Affaires of the Brazilian Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire, composed of Commander Anselmo, was received by the Acting Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, on May 26, 2026. This diplomatic meeting, held on the occasion of the stopover of the warship...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agenda

SIREXE 2026: Abidjan welcomes Africa's mines and energy for 5 days

From November 18 to 22, 2026, Abidjan will become the strategic crossroads of the African extractive sector. The International Exhibition of Extractive Resources and Energy (SIREXE) 2026 will be held under the theme: “Africa's mines, oil and energy meet in Abidjan”. This benchmark event will bring together political de...

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Investment

BIDC - Afriland First Bank CI: 10 billion CFA francs to boost Ivorian SMEs

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and Afriland First Bank Côte d'Ivoire SA recently sealed a loan agreement of 10 billion CFA francs in Lomé. This credit line targets Ivorian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with the ambition of accelerating the country's economic transformation in...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Santé

Health: Ivory Coast snatches up WHO vice-president

Côte d'Ivoire has just marked a major milestone in the international health arena. On May 25, 2026, in Geneva, Professor Mamadou Samba was elected vice-president of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly. A distinction that places Abidjan at the he...

par Franck Oulaï
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IA

Generative AI: Ivory Coast, digital locomotive of French-speaking West Africa

In its report Global AI Adoption in 2025, published in early 2026 and covering 147 countries, Microsoft draws up an unprecedented map of the global diffusion of generative artificial intelligence. In Africa, the ranking redistributes the cards of digital competitiveness. And Ivory Coast is doing well.

par Franck Oulaï
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World

Singapore: rain as energy

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a system capable of transforming simple raindrops into electricity. Published last year in the scientific journal ACS Central Science, this discovery is based on a new flow principle and opens a new path for renewable energies, particularly in tro...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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