Sunday 16 August 2026

28 result(s) for “Zone franche”

Industrial zones

Yamoussoukro: SOGEDI inspects the 70-hectare construction site for the ZI

From May 13 to 16, 2026, the Project Coordination Unit (CCP) of the Industrial Infrastructure Management and Development Company (SOGEDI) carried out a supervision mission on the 70-hectare plot being developed in the industrial zone (ZI) of Yamoussoukro. A key step in the realization of an ambitious project for the Iv...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Métallurgie

Ivory Coast - Metallurgy: these players who shape the national industry

Long considered an embryonic sector, the Ivorian metallurgical market has experienced a profound transformation since 2018. Thanks to specialized companies, the sector is now establishing itself as a pillar of the country's industrialization. From scrap metal to foundries and aluminum, Ivory Coast has major players to...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Mines

Mines: Awalé Resources confirms a new gold discovery in Odienné

The Canadian mining company Awalé Resources, supported by the global giant Newmont, formalized in early May 2026 a promising gold discovery on its Odienné project, in the north-west of Côte d'Ivoire. An announcement which further strengthens the status of a major mining power in the country.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

Industrial land: SOGEDI and the principle of location in a zone

The organization of industrial space relies on a central actor, the Company for the Management and Development of Industrial Infrastructures (SOGEDI), formerly AGEDI, a public establishment created by decree no. 2013-298 of May 2, 2013. SOGEDI is responsible for developing programs for the creation of industrial zones,...

par La rédaction
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Aérien

Air transport: Abidjan reduces its fees to boost Air Côte d'Ivoire

The Ivorian government recently adopted three decrees defining 25% of the main aeronautical charges at the country's airports. A reform calibrated to strengthen the competitiveness of the national company and position Côte d'Ivoire as an essential regional hub.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

Poro Power raises 42.65 billion FCFA: Ivorian solar energy enters a new era

The company Poro Power 1 SA has completed a historic fundraising of 42.65 billion FCFA (65 million euros) to finance the future largest private solar power plant in Côte d'Ivoire. Carried exclusively by African entrepreneurs and investors, this unprecedented operation in the UEMOA zone marks a decisive turning point in...

par Franck Oulaï
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Factories

AGROCI: Ivorian bet to transform its fruits into an industrial locomotive

Born from the alliance of the Senegalese group Kirène and the Farès group, Agro-Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (AGROCI) has established itself in a few years as one of the most dynamic agri-food companies in the country. Located in Bonoua, around fifty kilometers from Abidjan, this modern factory intends to reduce Ivorian...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

Akoupé‑Zeudji PK24: the new industrial lung of Ivory Coast

About thirty kilometers from Abidjan, the Akoupé-Zeudji PK24 industrial zone (ZI) stands out as a strategic lever for industrialization in Côte d’Ivoire. Designed to relieve congestion in old areas and attract structuring investments, it embodies a new generation of modern, sustainable and competitive industrial spaces...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

ZI Koumassi: Rehabilitate for better impact

With nearly 300 companies active on 120 hectares, the Koumassi industrial zone (ZI) is one of the pillars of the Ivorian economic fabric. Having remained without real renovations for a long time, this strategic enclave of the Abidjan district is today getting a second lease of life thanks to an ambitious rehabilitation...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industrial zones

ZI Vridi: Strategic engine of Ivorian industrialization

Located at the heart of the Abidjan port system, the Vridi industrial zone (ZI) is positioned as a major pillar of the Ivorian economy. Logistics connectivity, industrial dynamism and attractiveness for investors, it concentrates decisive assets in the national strategy of structural transformation of Côte d’Ivoire.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

ZI: Yopougon, beating heart of Ivorian industrialization

A true economic lung of Abidjan, the Yopougon industrial zone (ZI) stands out as a strategic pillar of the industrial development of Côte d'Ivoire. Between entrepreneurial dynamism, concentration of key industries and prospects for expansion, it embodies the structural transformation of the Ivorian economy and its ambi...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industrial zones

Industrial zones: An archipelago of the national factory

Ivory Coast is accelerating its industrial transformation by structuring the territory around a constellation of zones dedicated to factories, long concentrated around Abidjan and now extended towards the interior of the country. From the old Koumassi area to the new Akoupé-Zeudji PK24 platform, via Yopougon, Bouaké or...

par Mohamed Fofana
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