Sunday 17 May 2026

27 result(s) for “Afrique de l'Ouest”

Factories

AGROCI: Ivorian bet to transform its fruits into an industrial locomotive

Born from the alliance of the Senegalese group Kirène and the Farès group, Agro-Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (AGROCI) has established itself in a few years as one of the most dynamic agri-food companies in the country. Located in Bonoua, around fifty kilometers from Abidjan, this modern factory intends to reduce Ivorian...

par Mohamed Fofana
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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

PND 2016-2020: Between industrial ambitions and social realities

In 2016, Côte d'Ivoire launched its second National Development Plan (PND), with a colossal investment program of 30,000 billion FCFA. Driven by a clear vision, to make the country an emerging economy with a solid industrial base from 2020. This five-year plan was a continuation of the 2012-2015 PND, the results of whi...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Factories

Africa West Industries: the Ivorian ambition that gives local industry a boost

Launched in 2010 in the wake of West African agro-industry, Africa West Industries (AWI) has established itself in 15 years as one of the flagships of Côte d'Ivoire's manufacturing industry. Specializing in the production of Marseille soaps and edible vegetable oil, this 100% Ivorian company, with more than 400 employe...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industrial zones

Akoupé‑Zeudji PK24: the new industrial lung of Ivory Coast

About thirty kilometers from Abidjan, the Akoupé-Zeudji PK24 industrial zone (ZI) stands out as a strategic lever for industrialization in Côte d’Ivoire. Designed to relieve congestion in old areas and attract structuring investments, it embodies a new generation of modern, sustainable and competitive industrial spaces...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industrial zones

ZI Vridi: Strategic engine of Ivorian industrialization

Located at the heart of the Abidjan port system, the Vridi industrial zone (ZI) is positioned as a major pillar of the Ivorian economy. Logistics connectivity, industrial dynamism and attractiveness for investors, it concentrates decisive assets in the national strategy of structural transformation of Côte d’Ivoire.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Industrial zones

ZI: Yopougon, beating heart of Ivorian industrialization

A true economic lung of Abidjan, the Yopougon industrial zone (ZI) stands out as a strategic pillar of the industrial development of Côte d'Ivoire. Between entrepreneurial dynamism, concentration of key industries and prospects for expansion, it embodies the structural transformation of the Ivorian economy and its ambi...

par Franck Oulaï
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Industry story

From crisis to rebirth: Ivorian industry reconquering its destiny (2010-2020)

After a dark decade marked by socio-political crises, Côte d'Ivoire initiated between 2010 and 2020 one of the most spectacular industrial transformations in West Africa. Driven by strong political will, a booming agro-industry and massive investments in infrastructure, the Ivorian economy has made a remarkable recover...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: A lost decade between crisis and resilience (2000-2010)

Ivory Coast, once the economic showcase of sub-Saharan Africa, went through one of the darkest phases of its industrial history between 2000 and 2010. Undermined by political instability, the failed coup d'état of 2002 and its consequences on investment, the Ivorian productive system has retreated, leaving behind close...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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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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Ivory Coast under supervision: When Bretton Woods dictated its law in Abidjan (1990)

In the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank exercised unprecedented control over the Ivorian economy and politics. Between imposed remedies and deep social fractures, the results of this decade remain, even today, a subject of controversy.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry story

Ivorian industry: the difficult dawn of a renaissance (1993-1999)

Ivorian industry has gone through one of the most decisive periods in its history, from the devaluation of the CFA franc to the first privatizations. Between shock therapies imposed by the Bretton Woods institutions, renewed competitiveness and persistent structural fragilities, the country's industrial fabric has been...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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