Sunday 16 August 2026

164 result(s) for “Trophée Bâtisseur 2026”

Énergie

Thermal energy: Ivory Coast secures more than 423 billion CFA francs

A financing agreement was signed between Ivory Coast and the Chinese group Energy China for the construction of a combined cycle thermal power plant in Songon, on June 2, 2026. With a capacity of 372 MW, this project with a total investment of 423.166 billion FCFA aims to meet the growing demand for electricity linked...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Maritime

Ivory Coast – Belgium: a business delegation explores opportunities

The Director General of the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA), Kassoum Traoré, received H.E Carole Van Eyi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Côte d'Ivoire, accompanied by a delegation of Belgian economic operators. This meeting, on June 3, 2026, illustrates the growing attractiveness of West Africa's leading port...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Maritime

Abidjan Autonomous Port: stopover on Oceania Cruises’ MS Vista

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan welcomed the MS Vista, flagship of the American company Oceania Cruises, 3 days ago. 242 meters long, this prestigious liner deposited 662 cruise passengers on the Ivorian docks who came to discover the riches of the Ivory Coast. A stopover which illustrates the rise of Abidjan on interna...

par Franck Oulaï
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Briefs

Cooperation: signing of agreement between INP-HB and Accra Technical University

On Friday May 29, 2026, the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (INP-HB) in Yamoussoukro welcomed a delegation from the Accra Technical University (ATU) of Ghana, led by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Amevi Akakpovi. The two institutions officially signed an academic partnership agreement, marking a...

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Briefs

ITB China 2026: Ivory Coast opens up to the Chinese tourist market

On the sidelines of ITB China 2026, the largest B2B tourism trade show dedicated to the Chinese market, held from May 26 to 28 in Shanghai, Dr Klo Fagama, Director General of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry (DGITH) of Côte d'Ivoire, led a strategic meeting with international investors and experts in the sector. Th...

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Briefs

SIREXE - FIF: a partnership for the World Cup

On May 26, 2026, a signing ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) in Abidjan, sealing a strategic partnership between the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (SIREXE) and the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Through this agreement, SIREXE 2026 officially...

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Briefs

Diplomacy: Minister Nialé Kaba elevates Ivorian-Moroccan cooperation to a strategic level

From May 19 to 23, 2026, the Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nialé Kaba, made an official visit to Morocco at the invitation of her Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The high point of this diplomatic stay was a high-level meeting held recently in Rabat. The two heads...

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Investment

Ivory Coast - Africa50: hundreds of millions of USD for energy and transport

Ivory Coast and Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform created by African states and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have laid the foundations for a major strategic partnership. On the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, on May 28, 2026, a high-level meeting paved the way for...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Investment

PND 2026-2030: Abidjan rallies Ottawa for its development

Still on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, held in Brazzaville, the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, met his Canadian counterpart Patricia Pena, 4 days ago. An audience which marks a turning point in the dynamic of cooperation between th...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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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