Sunday 16 August 2026

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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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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Maritime

Ivory Coast - Belgium: cooperation for sustainable modernization

The Acting Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré recently received a Belgian delegation made up of representatives from Enabel and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. These exchanges paved the way for strategic cooperation focused on ecological transition, digitalization and logistics perform...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Infrastructures

Ivory Coast: 90 km of bitumen to open up the north of the country

In the Poro region, an ambitious project is underway. The development and asphalting project for the Tioroniaradougou - Guiembé - Dikodougou - Boron axis, nearly 90 km long, promises to profoundly transform the living conditions and mobility of the populations of northern Ivory Coast. Between modernized roads, engineer...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Bonoua: inspection of strategic factories by Minister Amédé Koffi Kouakou

As part of monitoring national water infrastructure, Dr Amédé Koffi Kouakou, Minister of Hydraulics, Sanitation and Health, led a field visit to the sites of the Bonoua 1 and 2 water treatment plants a few days ago. A descent carried out in the company of her Ministerial Cabinet, Madame Nabintou Cissé, Acting Director...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: BNETD in charge in Guéyo

The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) is leading the project management of a structuring drinking water supply project in Guéyo, in the south-west of Côte d'Ivoire. With a production capacity of 14,000 m³ per day, this infrastructure covers the needs of more than 30 localities. A step forward...

par Franck Oualï
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Hydrocarbure

Whale deposit: 4 billion dollars of investment in Ivory Coast

A decisive step has been taken in the exploitation of the largest hydrocarbon deposit discovered in Côte d'Ivoire. The signing of the Final Investment Decision (DFI) by the ENI-PETROCI-VITOL Consortium commits an investment of 4 billion US dollars, for the third and final phase of the Baleine field, bringing the total...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Infrastructures

UNDP - BNETD: a Green Deal

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding, marking a decisive transition from climate commitments to concrete action. This partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of sustainable, inclusive...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Infrastructures

Ivory Coast: 108 km of access to the North

The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) contributed to the transformation of the road network in northern Ivory Coast, with the development and asphalting project for the Dabakala-Kong axis. A structuring project of more than 108 km which promises to open up the Hambol and Tchologo regions.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Infrastructures

South-South cooperation: Côte d’Ivoire, a planning model for Gabon

A high-ranking Gabonese delegation set down in Abidjan for a strategic immersion at the National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD), a few weeks ago. Led by the Commissioner General for Planning, Vulgain Andzembe Tsiegori, this mission illustrates the rise of South-South African cooperation, with Côte...

par Franc Oulaï
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