Sunday 16 August 2026

62 result(s) for “Union africaine”

Innovation

IA: Geneva welcomes the Ivorian voice

The Minister of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation, Djibril Ouattara, represented Côte d'Ivoire at the 1st United Nations Global Dialogue on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence, held on July 6 and 7, 2026 in Geneva, carrying a clear message. Namely, AI should not be a privilege, but a lever for share...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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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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Entrepreneuriat

CEPICI: Opening the floodgates of financing to women entrepreneurs

One window, five strategic sectors and a thousand women targeted, this is the bet launched on June 29, 2026 by the Center for the Promotion of Investments in Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI) to transform female economic inclusion into a lever for industrial growth. A unique system for female entrepreneurship.

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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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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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

Food sovereignty: Ekobell advances on PRIDA, 3,500 hectares at stake

The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, received a delegation from the Israeli group Ekobell to take stock of the Daloa Irrigated Rice Project (PRIDA), on June 22, 2026. Driven by a clear ambition (to develop 3,500 hectares of irrigated areas), this project could profound...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Investment

Northern Tafiré – Ferkessédougou highway: the IDB injects 130 billion CFA francs

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, and the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, signed a financing agreement of around 130 billion CFA francs, for the construction of the Tafiré-Ferkessédougou section, 60 kilometers long, on June 19, 2...

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

Abidjan: the Autonomous Port and shipowners are banking on the fluidity of trade

In a context of intensification of maritime traffic, the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and the Union of Consignees and Shipowners of Côte d'Ivoire (UCACI) discussed the levers for improving the performance and fluidity of port services.

par Chalysa Brou
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