Sunday 16 August 2026

188 result(s) for “Agence Française de Développement”

Investment

Trade and investment: Abidjan and Washington rely on a strengthened partnership

The United States and Ivory Coast display a common desire to strengthen and expand their economic cooperation, with an emphasis on intensifying trade and increasing investments. This is what emerged from the meeting on June 4 between the two partners.

par Chalysa Brou
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Investment

Ivory Coast - GGGI: towards the popularization of green financial instruments

The Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, recently granted an audience to Olola Vieyra, Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Côte d'Ivoire. This meeting made it possible to reaffirm the common commitment to accelerate the transition to green growth, consisten...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industry

APES 2026: SOGEDI campaigns for industrial investment

The Industrial Infrastructure Management and Development Company (SOGEDI) marked its presence at the 3rd edition of the Abidjan Private Equity Summit (APES), held on June 4 and 5, 2026 in Abidjan. A participation which illustrates SOGEDI's desire to be resolutely part of contemporary dynamics of financing and strategic...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

2025 assessment: agriculture displays remarkable health

Gathered in Yamoussoukro for the agricultural sector review workshop, stakeholders in the sector, led by Minister Bruno Nabagné Koné, painted an encouraging picture, marked by production records for both export and food crops, a few days ago.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Briefs

PND 2026-2030: Ivory Coast is building its universities of tomorrow

As part of the 2026-2030 National Development Program, Côte d'Ivoire is preparing to carry out a vast university project. Five new universities will be built in Adiaké, Abengourou, Daoukro, Dabou and Odienné. Added to this are three University Institutes of Technology (IUT) and a university specializing in artificial i...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

Ivory Coast: the World Bank assesses the business climate with CEPICI

The General Director of CEPICI, Ms. Solange Amichia, recently received a delegation from the World Bank led by Denis Medvedev and Seynabou Sakho. This visit is part of monitoring the Business Ready Index (B-READY), which measures the business environment in member countries. The discussions highlighted Côte d'Ivoire's...

par La rédaction
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Maritime

Ivory Coast - India: the National Defense College of New Delhi immersed at the Port

A high-ranking delegation from the National Defense College (NDC), New Delhi, led by Major General Hartej Singh Bajaj, visited the Port Authority of Abidjan (PAA), as part of a study tour to Ivory Coast from June 1 to 5. This mission illustrates the vitality of the academic, diplomatic and strategic partnership between...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

Rice: ADERIZ mobilizes its experts

The Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector (ADERIZ) organized a workshop to harmonize monitoring-evaluation practices a few days ago. Gathered in Abidjan, the experts worked to consolidate the management tools for rice projects, as part of the government's vision of food self-sufficiency.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Infrastructures

Prize: Fabrice Coulibaly, CEO of AGEROUTE, crowned 2026 Builder Trophy

On the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), held from May 25 to 29, 2026 in Brazzaville, the Director General of the Road Management Agency (AGEROUTE), Fabrice Coulibaly, received the Builder Trophy during the Africa Road Builders ceremony - Babacar N'Diaye Trophy, initiat...

par Franck Oulaï
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Agriculture

ADERIZ - BARAN: solar power for Ivorian rice

As part of the National Rice Development Strategy (SNDR), the Agency for the Development of the Rice Sector (ADERIZ) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the BARAN Group. This strategic partnership aims to deploy an integrated national system for drying paddy rice using solar energy, for a more competitiv...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

Ivory Coast in the Top 10: industrialization in progress

The African Development Bank (AfDB) confirms the rise of industrial power in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the African Industrialization Index 2025 (IIA 2025), Abidjan joins the closed circle of the ten most industrialized economies on the continent, with a score of 0.6173. A recognition that crowns years of structural r...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: the State increases the number of treatment plants

In a decade and a half, Côte d'Ivoire has radically transformed its hydraulic landscape. Thanks to a sustained investment policy in the construction of new water treatment plants, the government increased the rate of access to drinking water from 50% to 80% between 2011 and 2025. A remarkable leap which demonstrates re...

par Franck Oulaï
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