Sunday 16 August 2026

48 result(s) for “Région de la Mé”

Agriculture

Ivory Coast-Brazil: an agricultural partnership to transform the sector

On May 8, 2026, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Bruno Nabagné Koné, President of the Bagoué Regional Council, formalized the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the São Francisco and Parnaíba Valleys Development Company (CODEVASF), a leading Brazilian institution in the agr...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Briefs

Neemba reinvents its model: from distributor to industrial partner

The Caterpillar dealership in West Africa, Neemba, is undergoing a major strategic change. Gone is the simple role of equipment distributor, the company is now positioned as an integrated industrial services platform. Its CEO, Jean-Luc Konan, states it unambiguously, “The objective is no longer just to sell machines, b...

par La rédaction
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Briefs

Agro-industry: an investment of 23 billion CFA francs for a mineral water unit in Bonoua

Ivory Coast has granted an operating permit to a private operator for the development of a mineral water production unit in Samo, in the commune of Bonoua. Amounting more than 23 billion CFA francs over five years, this investment illustrates the industrial dynamic that the country intends to boost in the agri-food sec...

par La rédaction
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Investment

Poro Power raises 42.65 billion FCFA: Ivorian solar energy enters a new era

The company Poro Power 1 SA has completed a historic fundraising of 42.65 billion FCFA (65 million euros) to finance the future largest private solar power plant in Côte d'Ivoire. Carried exclusively by African entrepreneurs and investors, this unprecedented operation in the UEMOA zone marks a decisive turning point in...

par Franck Oulaï
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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

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

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: 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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Industry story

Ivorian miracle: When Abidjan defied the laws of African growth

From independence to the late 1970s, Ivory Coast had accomplished what few developing nations could claim. Sustained, spectacular economic growth, envied by its neighbors and celebrated in the capitals of the world. This “Ivorian miracle”, driven by coffee, cocoa and a liberal political will, remains one of the most da...

par Franck Oulaï
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