Sunday 16 August 2026

34 result(s) for “Africa CEO Forum”

Maritime

The PAA and AGL reaffirm their strategic alliance

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) is strengthening ties with one of its historic partners. The Director General of PAA Kassoum Traoré recently received the President and CEO of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), Philippe Laborne.

par Franck Oulaï
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: mobilization of the Ivorian diaspora in France

In front of hundreds of compatriots gathered in the French capital, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, delivered a clear message: the diaspora is no longer a simple family support, it is becoming a pillar of the national economic strategy. Calling on it to take a remarkable part in in...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Environnement

Ecological transition: Ivory Coast is banking on more resilient cities

The ecological transition is no longer based solely on environmental policies. With the “Green Cities in Action for Africa” project, Côte d’Ivoire intends to mobilize international funding to sustainably transform its urban spaces and strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate risks. Receiving a delegation from the...

par Chalysa Brou
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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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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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Innovation

World AI Film Festival Africa: Ivory Coast will host the 2027 edition

During the VivaTech 2026 exhibition, the Kaydan group signed an exclusive franchise agreement with the EuropIA Institute to organize the World AI Film Festival Africa (WAiFF Africa) in Abidjan in early 2027. A global event on artificial intelligence and creative industries that will propel the Ivorian metropolis to the...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Agriculture: What the government plans for the transformation of the sector

How to strengthen food sovereignty and increase the added value created by Ivorian agriculture? It is to this equation that Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné provided some answers by presenting the five projects considered essential to support the modernization of the sector and consolidate its contribution to the national e...

par Chalysa Brou
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Africa

African Aviation: the AfDB is investing $7 billion to boost the sector

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Brazzaville, a strategic letter of understanding between the pan-African institution and the federal government of Nigeria marked the official launch of a $7 billion continental program. Called the Integrated African Aviation Transformati...

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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Infrastructures

Prize: Fabrice Coulibaly, CEO of AGEROUTE, crowned 2026 Builder Trophy

On the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), held from May 25 to 29, 2026 in Brazzaville, the Director General of the Road Management Agency (AGEROUTE), Fabrice Coulibaly, received the Builder Trophy during the Africa Road Builders ceremony - Babacar N'Diaye Trophy, initiat...

par Franck Oulaï
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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...

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Briefs

Mass distribution: CDCI opens up to new investors

The Compagnie de distribution de Côte d'Ivoire (CDCI), a subsidiary of the Moroccan group Retail Holding, owner of the Label'Vie brand, announced, on May 18, 2026 in Abidjan, the entry of two new shareholders into its capital. These are the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financial arm of the World Bank Gr...

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