Sunday 16 August 2026

13 result(s) for “Paris”

Investment

Cosmos Yopougon: the new bet of the Mayelia Group

After automobile technical inspection, David Fofana entered mass distribution with the acquisition of Cosmos Yopougon. An operation which allows Mayelia Participations to position itself against Prosuma, CDCI and Carrefour in a very competitive market.

par Chalysa Brou
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Agriculture

Digital agriculture: Upcoming opening of the Digital Farming School

A delegation from the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) led by its Secretary General, Dr Palé Sié, and the Director General of the Digital Farming School, Dr Louis Koko, was recently received at the Office of Professor Adama Diawara, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. On...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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Investment

Ivory Coast - France: Abidjan intends to attract as many investors as possible

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, opened on Thursday June 25, 2026 in Paris the roadshow of the National Development Plan (PND) 2026-2030 in front of French companies mobilized by the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) International and the French Council of Investors in Afr...

par Franck Oulaï
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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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Innovation

VivaTech 2026: Abidjan takes on the world of innovation

Ivory Coast will participate in the 10th edition of the Viva Technology global exhibition, from June 17 to 20, 2026 in Paris, with an unprecedented delegation of 20 startups and 10 technological SMEs, who came to fly the colors of the Ivorian innovation ecosystem.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: Abidjan, Paris towards raising 11,138 billion FCFA

The Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, received in audience Ms. Ihssane Slimani Houti, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs and Head of the Regional Economic Service of Abidjan, a week ago. At the heart of the discussions, the mobilization of French funding to support the Nati...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Briefs

Paris Fair 2026: Ivory Coast wins the Golden Stand Prize

Ivory Coast made history at the 2026 Paris Fair, held from April 30 to May 11 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. For the very first time, the Ivorian pavilion won the prestigious Golden Stand Prize in the “World Riches” category, an award which recognizes the excellence of its commercial and cultural representation on...

par La rédaction
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Investment

Logistics: CMA CGM chooses Abidjan

For the first time in the history of global maritime transport, an African city becomes the regional headquarters of a giant in the sector. On April 23, 2026, CMA CGM officially inaugurated its Africa regional office in Abidjan, relocating its continental operations from Marseille. A strategic decision that propels Côt...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Factories

SIFCA: The Ivorian giant that has been cultivating Africa for 6 decades

Founded more than 60 years ago in Abidjan, the SIFCA Group has established itself as the first private agro-industrial group in Côte d'Ivoire and one of the most influential players in the West African economy. Specializing in palm oil, natural rubber and cane sugar, this Ivorian behemoth now operates in five countries...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry story

Devaluation of the CFA: A decision that reconfigured the Ivorian economy

On January 12, 1994, a decision from Dakar shattered the monetary certainties of 14 African countries. The CFA franc suddenly loses 50% of its value against the French franc. For Ivory Coast, the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), it is both a painful electric shock and a structura...

par Franck Oulaï
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