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Ivory Coast

Ouattara to receive Oligui Nguema in mid-April

The Gabonese junta leader is to pay an official visit to Abidjan on 11 and 12 April to the meet the Ivorian president.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.04.2024

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Mali hire same US lobbyist

A US lobbying firm is to start working for Nigeria and Ivory Coast, which enjoy good relations with the US, but also for Mali, which has drawn closer to Russia.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 03.04.2024

Bpifrance champions French defence savoir-faire in Abidjan

Around 15 French businesses are expected in the Ivorian economic capital in late April to attend the third defence security forum run by Bpifrance to promote exports to Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 29.03.2024

Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

The Japanese conglomerate is aiming to boost its trading activities in the sub-region, and has acquired minority stakes in agricultural operators in recent years, including ETG.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 28.03.2024

BCEAO seeks assurances over Oragroup sale

The Central Bank of West African States wants the regional banking holding company to provide guarantees about its potential buyer. But complying would mean divulging sensitive information about the Vista banking group's main shareholder, Simon Tiemtoré.

Subscribers only Business 28.03.2024

Meet Ivory Coast's new anti-corruption tsar

Ouattara protégée Noëlie Bayéré Lobognon-Gansah joins Ivory Coast's body tasked with combating corruption and illicit enrichment among Ivorian officials.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 27.03.2024

Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

The company has just won a major contract for the Baleine field operated by Italian oil major ENI, thanks to its ties to entrepreneur Ahmed Cissé, the well-connected head of Ivory Coast's employers' organisation.

Free access Energy 26.03.2024

Ouattara dines at Élysée Palace

The Ivorian president is to meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris this evening, 22 March. The two men are expected to discuss the situation in West Africa and France's presence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.03.2024

Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara, on 21 November 2023, at the Élysée Palace.

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

ECOWAS's plans to create a regional anti-terrorist force is still caught up on financing issues.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2024

Washington outlines new financing for Abidjan, including cybersecurity and data centres

Washington is stepping up its support for Abidjan in the form of a $66m grant to build a cybersecurity training academy.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2024

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

Interpol has been working for over a year on a project to create a regional police force in West Africa. Preliminary meetings are scheduled for next month.

Subscribers only Defence 18.03.2024

Cargill loses its cocoa pole position

The American trading giant is now only the third-largest exporter of beans from Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 14.03.2024

Gbagbo thanks Ouattara for pardoning jailed associates

Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo phoned the current head of state, Alassane Ouattara, on 23 February to thank him for the pardon he granted the previous day to several of his imprisoned former associates.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2024

Petroci: oil minister overhauls management at trading subsidiary

Breaking news published on 08/03/24 at 12.03 pm GMT - Ivorian Oil Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly has dismissed the managing director of Petroci's trading subsidiary, Barakissa Bamba, along with two other executives.

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.2024

Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly.

Government in stand-off with private digital TV channels

To protest the fact that they do not receive any state aid, three TV stations - NCI, Life TV and 7info - are refusing to pay the estimated 300m CFA francs they owe in annual broadcasting rights and other fees.

Subscribers only Business 05.03.2024

Svenska on brink of losing Ivorian oil assets

The Ivorian oil assets of Svenska Petroleum, owned by Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, could soon be sold off to US firm Vaalco.

Subscribers only Energy 27.02.2024

Institut Choiseul to ramp up Africa presence

The French think-tank Institut Choiseul has been active in Africa since 2014 and now plans to increase its presence in 2024. This March, it will launch a club specifically dedicated to the continent.

Subscribers only Finance 26.02.2024

Macron's brand-new Africa envoy due to meet Ouattara

Emmanuel Macron's new 'personal envoy' for Africa, former minister Jean-Marie Bockel, will be in Abidjan on 20-21 February to discuss the ongoing reorganisation of France's military presence on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.02.2024

Ex-French president Sarkozy to attend Dominique Ouattara's gala in Abidjan

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be in Abidjan in early March. He plans to take part in a gala organised there by Children of Africa, the foundation headed by Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara.

Subscribers only Business 12.02.2024

Washington and Paris boost Abidjan's airborne surveillance capabilities

The US and France have both sent a spy plane to support intelligence operations in Abidjan, which is currently hosting Africa's biggest football tournament.

Subscribers only Defence 08.02.2024

In the foreground, Ivorian prime minister Robert Beugré Mambé with, to his right, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Abidjan on 22 January 2024.

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Within the framework of SWAIMS, the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy, 12 coastal countries in West Africa have been selected to receive 24 fast rescue boats.

Subscribers only Defence 02.02.2024

Cargill and Barry Callebaut cocoa plants may grind to halt

Most of the major traders had anticipated a production drop of between 20% and 25%. However, almost 50% of the volumes sold by the Conseil Café-Cacao will not materialise before the end of the 2023-2024 harvest.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.02.2024

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Fenty Beauty's cosmetics will soon be sold in French-speaking Africa for the first time. But the brand has been struggling to make its mark on the continent, and ironically that is partly down to its main backer, the luxury giant LVMH.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2024

Rihanna attends the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Anniversary Event on 3 October 2018 in Sydney, Australia.

Ouattara reorganises Treasury management team

Alassane Ouattara is expected to appoint Arthur Augustin Pascale Ahoussi, deputy director general of the Treasury, to replace his former boss Konan Jacques Assahore.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 01.02.2024

Abidjan picks banks for Eurobond issue

The Ivorian government has chosen five banks to carry out its Eurobond issue. They are Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, and Société Générale.

Subscribers only Finance 24.01.2024

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Ivory Coast

Ouattara to receive Oligui Nguema in mid-April

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Mali hire same US lobbyist

Bpifrance champions French defence savoir-faire in Abidjan

Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

BCEAO seeks assurances over Oragroup sale

Meet Ivory Coast's new anti-corruption tsar

Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

Ouattara dines at Élysée Palace

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Washington outlines new financing for Abidjan, including cybersecurity and data centres

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

Cargill loses its cocoa pole position

Gbagbo thanks Ouattara for pardoning jailed associates

Petroci: oil minister overhauls management at trading subsidiary

Government in stand-off with private digital TV channels

Svenska on brink of losing Ivorian oil assets

Institut Choiseul to ramp up Africa presence

Macron's brand-new Africa envoy due to meet Ouattara

Ex-French president Sarkozy to attend Dominique Ouattara's gala in Abidjan

Washington and Paris boost Abidjan's airborne surveillance capabilities

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Cargill and Barry Callebaut cocoa plants may grind to halt

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Ouattara reorganises Treasury management team

Abidjan picks banks for Eurobond issue

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Ivory Coast

Ouattara to receive Oligui Nguema in mid-April

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Mali hire same US lobbyist

Bpifrance champions French defence savoir-faire in Abidjan

Japan's Mitsui prepares Ivorian comeback

BCEAO seeks assurances over Oragroup sale

Meet Ivory Coast's new anti-corruption tsar

Citoso Commodities clinches ENI crude oil trading deal thanks to friends in high places

Ouattara dines at Élysée Palace

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Washington outlines new financing for Abidjan, including cybersecurity and data centres

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

Cargill loses its cocoa pole position

Gbagbo thanks Ouattara for pardoning jailed associates

Petroci: oil minister overhauls management at trading subsidiary

Government in stand-off with private digital TV channels

Svenska on brink of losing Ivorian oil assets

Institut Choiseul to ramp up Africa presence

Macron's brand-new Africa envoy due to meet Ouattara

Ex-French president Sarkozy to attend Dominique Ouattara's gala in Abidjan

Washington and Paris boost Abidjan's airborne surveillance capabilities

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Cargill and Barry Callebaut cocoa plants may grind to halt

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty expands from Lagos to Luanda

Ouattara reorganises Treasury management team

Abidjan picks banks for Eurobond issue

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