Sunday 17 May 2026

Industrial men and women

Vanessa Kuyo: the woman who makes black gold flow in the right veins

Vanessa Kuyo did not choose an easy sector. In a world long dominated by men, she has charted her own pipeline, literally and figuratively. Boss of Kuyo Pipeline, she today embodies one of the most striking figures of emerging African capitalism, that of a woman who dared to invest fully where few were looking.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial men and women

Lacina Coulibaly: the man who makes the Ivorian palm tree shine

In the demanding world of Ivorian agro-industry, Lacina Coulibaly has established herself as a reference figure. At the head of PALMCI, a strategic subsidiary of the powerful SIFCA Group and listed on the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), he embodies a modern and ambitious vision of the agri-food sector in Côte d'Ivoire.

par Franck Oulaï
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