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Ivory Coast

Government steps in to protect cocoa trader Malick Tohé from Olam

The head of the Ivorian cocoa trading lobby and boss of SONEMAT, whose bank accounts were frozen by the Singaporean trader, appears to have friends in high places.

Subscribers only Commodity traders Running story - Cocoa cartel v traders 19.05.2023

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

After opening its first fertiliser plant in Nigeria last October, phosphate giant OCP, 95% owned by the Moroccan state, is keen to repeat that success elsewhere in West Africa. It is prospecting in Togo and Senegal.

Subscribers only Business 19.05.2023

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's minister of mines, petrol and anergy in June 2022 in Abidjan. © Issouf Sanogo / AFP

Oil minister Coulibaly installs loyal ally at helm of Petroci

The arrival of a technical adviser from the oil ministry at the head of the national oil company confirms Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly's hands-on approach to his portfolio.

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2023

Didier Drogba arriving for the UEFA Champions League 2020-21 group stage draw in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 October 2020. © Harold Cunningham/UEFA/EPA/MaxPPP

Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast footballer Didier Drogba has approached Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi to discuss setting up a fish factory in the country's Sassandra region.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2023

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Despite needing money to buy weapons to fight armed groups in the north of Burkina Faso, the junta has decided to turn a blind eye to the Canadian firm's infringement of customs regulations. IamGold is the last mining firm operating in this region beset by terrorist violence.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2023

Corsican businessman Michel Tomi to open casino in Abidjan

To boost his business in Africa, the Corsican entrepreneur is hoping to open what would be Abidjan's second casino, for which he will have to also build a 5-star hotel.

Subscribers only Business 12.05.2023

Abidjan in secret talks with Guillaume Soro's entourage

The Ivorian defence minister has discreetly met with several members of the inner circle of the leading political opponent in Paris of late. A move that may be designed to isolate him further from his main allies.

Subscribers only Politics 11.05.2023

The Ivorian defence minister Téné Birahima Ouattara and the opposition figure Guillaume Soro.

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Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

The "re-articulation" of France's military presence in Africa, announced by President Macron in February, is taking shape. Plans to drastically reduce numbers at the country's permanent bases in West Africa are already well advanced.

Subscribers only Defence 09.05.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Port-Bouët camp, Ivory Coast, December 2019.

Ivorian employers' chief Ahmed Cissé takes over chair of former BNP Paribas subsidiary BICICI

Breaking news published on 08/05/23 at 12:10 - The public companies that have been running the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire since late last year have elected Cissé, who is close to President Ouattara, to head the establishment.

Subscribers only Finance 08.05.2023

The head office of the International Bank for Trade and Industry in Ivory Coast (BICICI) in Abidjan.

Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will not be at the coronation of the UK's King Charles III on 6 May in London. Ivorian Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will instead attend as Ouattara's representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.05.2023

Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has decided to name Abidjan's fourth bridge after the country's former president, Laurent Gbagbo. A proposal to this effect is to be presented at the next Council of Ministers.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 03.05.2023

Abidjan's fourth bridge, pictured in March 2023.

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast's Mines, Petroleum and Energy Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly is appointing his team within the various departments of the ministry, one year after taking office.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 01.05.2023

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, in Cape Town for the Africa Oil Week, in October 2022.

Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Targeted by a wide-ranging Ivorian criminal investigation into the alleged laundering of some 52 billion CFA francs, the French bank has been given a clean bill of health, even though one of its former executives remains a key suspect.

Subscribers only Finance 28.04.2023

Foreign cocoa exporter success fuels local discontent

The major foreign traders were the winners in Ivory Coast's main cocoa bean harvest that has just ended. This has heightened tension between the big players such as Cargill and local exporters, who blame foreign competitors for their supply difficulties.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 20.04.2023

A bag of cocoa beans stamped "Conseil du café-cacao" in Ivory Coast.

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

At UN headquarters in New York, the name Leonardo Santos Simão, Mozambique's former foreign minister under Joaquim Chissano, is doing the rounds as the potential next head of UNOWAS.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2023

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

The Bordeaux Court of Appeal has upheld a first instance ruling in the multi-million euro dispute between the French-Ivorian trader and the Bordeaux-based firm.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 18.04.2023

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Companies linked to Mauritanian businessman Yacoub Sidya are omnipresent around the African operations of Russian miner Nordgold, which was hit by sanctions after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The gold mining firm, however, takes great care to remain in the background.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 17.04.2023

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Ivory Coast

Government steps in to protect cocoa trader Malick Tohé from Olam

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

Oil minister Coulibaly installs loyal ally at helm of Petroci

Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Corsican businessman Michel Tomi to open casino in Abidjan

Abidjan in secret talks with Guillaume Soro's entourage

Spotlight
Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

Ivorian employers' chief Ahmed Cissé takes over chair of former BNP Paribas subsidiary BICICI

Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Foreign cocoa exporter success fuels local discontent

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Moroccan group Novamed considers selling its West African clinics

World Bank to appoint new country director for Abidjan office

Ex-CCC exec Vallet-Coulibaly to support local cocoa traders in new role

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

MRS boss Dantata fails to convince Paris court in dispute with Petroci over Corlay

Thales targets lucrative military radio contract

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

From Israeli ships to telecoms, broker Kevin Guyonnet is breaking into all kinds of business

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Ivory Coast

Government steps in to protect cocoa trader Malick Tohé from Olam

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

Oil minister Coulibaly installs loyal ally at helm of Petroci

Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

President Traore pampers miner Iamgold

Corsican businessman Michel Tomi to open casino in Abidjan

Abidjan in secret talks with Guillaume Soro's entourage

Spotlight Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa

Ivorian employers' chief Ahmed Cissé takes over chair of former BNP Paribas subsidiary BICICI

Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Foreign cocoa exporter success fuels local discontent

Mozambican ex-foreign minister tipped for top UNOWAS job

Loic Folloroux loses another round to RockWinds in marathon cocoa court case

Yacoub Sidya, Russian group Nordgold's invisible partner

Moroccan group Novamed considers selling its West African clinics

World Bank to appoint new country director for Abidjan office

Ex-CCC exec Vallet-Coulibaly to support local cocoa traders in new role

Washington provides $1m to help West African states transition back to democracy

MRS boss Dantata fails to convince Paris court in dispute with Petroci over Corlay

Thales targets lucrative military radio contract

French defence committee boss Gassilloud due in Dakar and Niamey to discuss military bases

From Israeli ships to telecoms, broker Kevin Guyonnet is breaking into all kinds of business

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Paris mulls drastic reduction of French troops in Africa